On the Issues

Creating Jobs

Putting PA Back to Work

Pennsylvania needs to create a pro-growth environment that will give businesses the opportunity to succeed and grow with incentives to keep and develop more jobs in Pennsylvania.

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Education

Standing up for Our Future

As we face the most destructive budget in PA history, the SDCC and its’ Democratic Senators are committed to defending Pennsylvania’s future.

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The SDCC and the PA Senate Democrats will fight for effective campaign finance reform and a non-partisan redistricting commission to take the influence of money out of politics and the politics out of fair representation.

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Infrastructure

Building Infrastructure as Strong as Our Citizens

Pennsylvania is faced with a transportation problem decades in the making.

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Unalienable Rights

Ensuring Equality for all Pennsylvanians

A Democratic Senate will protect the unalienable rights of every Pennsylvanian, including the right to an open court system, the right to fair pay for a hard day's work, and the right to clean air and water.

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SenatorHughes: We must get HEMAP up and running again...too many poeple are losing their homes

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SenatorHughes: HEMAP has a tremendous reputation in helping to keep people in their homes

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