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2012

2.20.2012: Senator Hughes Hosts Veterans Benefits Seminar

2.17.2012:  Corbett Budget Proposal Steers Pennsylvania in the Wrong Direction: No Action on PA’s Top Priority – - – JOBS!

2.15.2012:  Senate Democrats Call on Attorney General to Reinstate HEMAP with Settlement Funds

2.13.2012:  Senate Appropriations Committee 2012-13 Budget Hearings Begin Today

2.7.2012:  National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

1.12.2012:  Federal Cuts Mean Less Funds for LIHEAP Assistance

2011

12.22.2011: Hughes to Host Tele-Townhall on Key Legislative Issues

12.9.2011 : Marcellus Shale Plan Must Hold Industry Accountable 

12.6.2011: Infrastructure Summit Focuses on Investment and Jobs

11.15.2011:  Join Senator Hughes for “Show Me All the Money” this Saturday, November 19, 2011

10.31.2011:  Senator Hughes Brings $12 Million Grant to District for the Multi-Million Dollar Bakers Centre Re-Development Project

10.27.2011:  Money Matters: Marcellus Shale

10.24.2011:  Senate Democratic Members Add New Legislation to PA Works Now Plan

10.16.2011:  ‘PA Works Now’ Reinvests in Pennsylvan​ia’s Working Families

10.11.2011:  What’s In Your Backpack 2011 Youth Conference

10.1.2011:  6th Annual Praise is the Cure: HOPE. HEALTH. HEALING

9.28.2011:  PA WORKS NOW –A Job Creation Plan that Puts Pennsylvanians to Work Immediately

9.17.2011:  On the Issues: A Look Back as We Continue to Move Forward

9.14.2011:  Faith and God at Ground Zero: An In-Depth Look at the Spiritual Repercussions of Sept. 11, 2001

9.9.2011:  The American Jobs Act: the Time to Act is NOW

9.7.2011:  Before his Jobs Plan Proposal, President Obama Delivers His Labor Message: Restore the Middle Class

9.2.2011:  Labor Day: A Time to Honor the Commitment and Strength of Pennsylvania’s Workforce

8.30.2011:  MONEY MATTERS – A Former President Weighs in on What it Takes to Put American Citizens Back to Work and Move This Country Forward

8.26.2011:  Governor Declares State of Emergency in Response to Hurricane Irene

8.26.2011:  MOENY MATTERS: Privatization of State Liquor Sales

8.25.2011:  Team of West Philadelphia Students Continues to Out-Innovate the Competition

8.22.2011:  MONEY MATTERS: Warren Buffet, America’s Wealthiest Person, Talks about the Responsibilities of the Super Rich

8.16.2011:  The Revitalization of Mantua Sets the Tone for Future Projects

7.28.2011:  Governor Corbett’s Budget Worsens the Job Outlook

7.26.2011: President Obama’s Debt Update

7.25.2011: Philadelphia Grocer Receives Big Honor for His Work Improving Our Communities

7.20.2011: Gov. Corbett and Republican Crafted State Budget Misses on Another Issue: The adultBasic Health Insurance Program

7.8.2011:  HEMAP – A Successful Program That Was Unsuccessful in Governor Corbett’s Budget

7.1.2011:  Governor Corbett and The Republican House and Senate Majority Pass 2011-2012 State Budget that Fails PA’s People

6.28.2011:  Final Call to Action

6.27.2011:  June 27th Marks National HIV Testing Day

6.26.2011:  PA Charter Schools Get Mixed Reviews in New Standford University Study 

6.16.2011:  Legislative Alert: Senate Bill 732

6.13.2011:  Legislative Alert: Final Priorities Push – Put the People First!

5.24.2011:  Legislative Alert: Now is the Time for your Voices to be Heard!

5.19.2011: Legislative Alert: Stop the Cuts

5.16.2011: Age Strong! Live Long! Expo for Adults 50+

5.12.2011: STATE BUDGET UPDATE: PA House Republicans Roll Out Budget

5.6.2011:  Funding for K-12 Education Threatened by Governor’s Budget Proposal: Potential Cut of $1.1 Billion Hits Poorest School Districts in PA the Hardest

4.22.2011:  PROTECT THE PEOPLE AND PUT THEM FIRST: Senate Democrats Release a Better Plan for PA’s People

4.14.2011:  UPDATE: Senator Hughes Address Governor Corbett’s Proposed 2011-2012 State Budget on the Senate Floor

4.13.2011:  UPDATE: Senator Hughes Continues to Speak Out on Governor Corbett’s Proposed 2011-2012 State Budget

3.21.2011:  Governor Corbett Budget Proposal Cuts $1.1 Billion from Basic Education

3.16.2011:  Helping the People of Japan in the Face of Tragedy

3.10.2011:  Governor Corbett 2011-2012 Budget Proposal Balances Budget on the Backs of Working Families and Children

3.1.2011:  40,000 Jobs for Pennsylvanians

2.22.2011:  Legislative Alert

2.15.2011:  AFL-CIO Legislative Conference

2.10.2011:  Update on Dr. Gosnell Proceedings

2.8.2011:  National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Shines a Spotlight on HIV/AIDS in the Black Community

2.2.2011:  Hughes Holds “Holiday Affair with a Flair” to Benefit SHARE Food Program of PA

1.28.2011:  President Obama Declares, “Our Union is Strong”

1.25.2011:  adultBasic Not Only Needs to be Saved, but Also Expanded

1.21.2011:  Global Leadership Academy Needs Your Help

2010

12.17.2010:  Mid-Year Budget Brief

12.17.2010:  You’re Invited You To A Holiday Affair with a Flair on December 20, 2010

12.1.2010: World Aids Day Raises Awareness, Stresses Prevention

11.29.2010: Congress Must Act Immediately to Extend Unemployment Compensation

11.24.2010: Recession Lengthens Lines and Shrinks Donations at Local Food Banks

11.23.2010: Appropriations Position Brings Responsibility, Opportunity

11.11.2010: Veterans Mental Health and Poverty

11.8.2010: Effect of The Recession Strike All Families, Especially Those on the Bottom Rung of the Economic Ladder

11.4.2010: “Show Me the Money” Personal Finance Conference

10.22.2010:  Investing in Transportation Infrastructure Creates Jobs

10.15.2010: Closing Gun Loophole Keeps Guns Off Streets

10.13.2010:  The Profile of Unemployed Pennsylvanians

10.8.2010:  Senate Receives “Castle Doctrine” Bill

10.5.2010:  Health Care Reform Becomes Reality for Millions

9.8.2010:  PA Fair Care for High-Risk Uninsured Pennsylvanians Still Accepting Applications

8.24.2010:  PHEAA Launches Enhanced Student Aid and Debt Management Website

8.11.2010:  Major Victory for Individuals Denied Social Security Benefits

8.6.2010:  State Budget Crisis Prompts Strategic Planning Sessions

6.24.2010:  2010-2011 State Budget Crisis: Searching For The Best In Us

6.17.2010:  June 2010 Newsletter

6.11.2010:  Living on the Edge: More Families Living on the Edge of the Economic Crisis

5.28.2010:  Budget Alert: State Budget in Crisis

5.26.2010:  Sen. Hughes Receives Bell of Hope Award

5.5.2010:  The Facts on Breast Cancer

4.27.2010:  7th District Staff Updates

3.26.2010:  Jobs Legislation Puts Pennsylvanians Back to Work

3.11.2010:  “Show Me the Money: The Road Map to Financial Aid for College”

2.23.2010:  Haiti Needs Our Help