Sen. Hughes announces $1.6 million in state transportation grants in the 7th Senatorial District 

April 21, 2021

PHILADELPHIA – April 21, 2021 – State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) announced that the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) had awarded $1.6 million in state grants to projects in the 7thSenatorial District Wednesday. “I am...

PA Senate Democrats Hold Hearing on the Effects of COVID-19 on PA Housing Crisis

March 31, 2021

Harrisburg – March 31, 2021 – At the request of state Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia), Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), and Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia), the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual public hearing on the...

PA Senate Democrats to Hold Hearing on the Effects of COVID-19 on the PA Housing Crisis

March 24, 2021

Philadelphia, PA − March 24, 2021 −  At the request of state Senators Vincent Hughes (D- Philadelphia), Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), and Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia), the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee will hold a virtual public...

Sens. Hughes, Fontana Renew Push to Regulate ‘Ghost Guns’ in Pa., Following Recent Joint Task Force Crackdown

March 12, 2021

HARRISBURG – March 12, 2020 – Following the high-profile arrest of four Philadelphia men selling “ghost guns,” State Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) reintroduced two pieces of legislation pushing to...

Sen. Hughes issues statement in response to U.S. Senate approving the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Saturday

March 6, 2021

Philadelphia, PA − March 6, 2021 − State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), who also serves as the Democratic chairman of the state Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate passing the $1.9...