Senator Hughes: Senate Budget Proposal is a Good First Step, More Needs to be Done
HARRISBURG, May 9, 2012 – Following Senate passage of a .6 billion budget plan, state Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Phila./Montgomery) called the plan a step towards a budget that truly reflects the needs of all Pennsylvania’s citizens. The plan restores over… Continue reading →
Senate, House Democrats Denounce Asset Test on SNAP Recipients
HARRISBURG, May 1, 2012 — State Sen. Shirley Kitchen, along with her Democratic colleagues in the Senate and House, today denounced the reinstatement of an asset test on Pennsylvania’s 1.8 million Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. Under the Corbett… Continue reading →
Senate Democratic Leaders React to the Independent Fiscal Office Report
HARRISBURG, May 1, 2012 –Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa and Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent Hughes offered the following comments regarding today’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) Revenue Estimate Report, which stated that the projected shortfall will be 0 million, not… Continue reading →
Senator Hughes Talks Issues on Washington Watch with Roland Martin
On Sunday, April 22, 2012, I was pleased to join MSNBC political analyst Karen Finney; Michael Fletcher, national economics correspondent for “The Washington Post”; and Deborah Simmons, senior correspondent for “The Washington Times” on Washington Watch with Roland Martin. As… Continue reading →
Senator Hughes to Host Financial Aid for College Conference
PHILADELPHIA, April 4, 2012 — State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Phila./Montgomery) will join with the Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation, The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, The Mayor’s Office of Education and The College Access Center to present the Show Me the… Continue reading →
Senator Hughes Speaks Out Against Republican Attempt to Halt Health Reform
HARRISBURG, March 28, 2012 – - State Sen. Vincent Hughes, Democratic chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following comments on Senate Bill 10 and the attempt by Senate Republicans to prohibit the implementation of parts of the federal… Continue reading →
Report: National Employment Growth, Job Decline in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, March 14, 2012 – - Pennsylvania’s stunning loss of 9,000 jobs in January is astounding considering there was robust national employment growth of over 730,000 new jobs during the past three months, Senate Democratic leaders said… Continue reading →
Voter “Suppression” Bill Disenfranchises Thousands of Pennsylvania Voters, Senator Hughes Says
HARRISBURG, March 7, 2012 – - Following the state Senate’s approval of House Bill 934, the so-called Voter ID bill, Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent Hughes (D-Phila./Montgomery) decried its passage, stating that it would only serve to disenfranchise many voters in… Continue reading →
Senator Hughes Decries Proposed DPW Budget Cuts
HARRISBURG, February 28, 2012 – - Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent Hughes (D-Phila./Montgomery) took Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Secretary Gary Alexander to task regarding egregious cuts to human services proposed by Governor Tom Corbett at the department’s budget hearing… Continue reading →
Clarification Needed on Education Funding Numbers, At-Risk Schools, Hughes says
HARRISBURG, February 27, 2012 – - At today’s Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing, Democratic Appropriations Chair Vincent Hughes (D-Phila./Montgomery) questioned Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Ronald Tomalis about the potential impact of Governor Tom Corbett’s 0 million in proposed education… Continue reading →
