June 18, 2020
PHILADELPHIA − June 18, 2020 − Senator Anthony H. Williams has announced free COVID-19 testing coming to southwest Philadelphia. On Saturday, June 20th from 10am to 4pm, free testing will be available at the Church of Christian Compassion at 6121 Cedar Avenue for...
June 10, 2020
HARRISBURG – June 10, 2020 – Today, members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus announced plans for a comprehensive package of legislation to reform policing in Pennsylvania. Two years ago, members of the caucus introduced police and community relations...
June 8, 2020
HARRISBURG – June 8, 2020 – Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus announced the direction of $225 million in federal CARES Act funding to aid small businesses across the commonwealth. This funding was authorized by the recently enacted COVID-19...
June 4, 2020
Harrisburg – June 4, 2020 – At the request of state Senators Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Anthony Williams (D-Philadelphia/Delaware), Vince Hughes (D-Philadelphia), and Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a...
June 4, 2020
PHILADELPHIA − June 4, 2020 − Senate Democratic Whip Anthony H. Williams (D- Philadelphia/Delaware) has sent the following letter to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney regarding a proposed funding cut to the City of Philadelphia’s Police Advisory Commission. Download...
May 29, 2020
PHILADELPHIA − May 29, 2020 − Senate Democratic Whip Anthony H. Williams (D- Philadelphia/Delaware) has sent the following letter to Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati requesting Senate rules changes to better protect staff and members after it was revealed...
May 28, 2020
Harrisburg – May 28, 2020 – Sen. Anthony Williams (D- Philadelphia/Delaware) announced that the Pennsylvania Senate has passed Senate Bill 1108 which allocates $2.602 billion of federal CARES Act for Pennsylvania. “These funds were given to Pennsylvania through the...
May 28, 2020
Harrisburg – May 28, 2020 – Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams (D – Philadelphia/Delaware) made remarks during last night’s livestream of Senate session to his colleagues and all present on the tragic death of George Floyd. Video of Floyd, who is black, being forcibly held...
April 24, 2020
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has affected all of our lives exponentially, but it has hit our businesses communities particularly hard because of the mandated state-wide closures of all “non-life sustaining businesses”. I sent a letter this week to the...
April 20, 2020
HARRISBURG – April 20, 2020 – Several small business owners and the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association (PRLA) joined state Sens. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Anthony Williams (D-Delaware/Philadelphia) in the call for temporary changes to...
April 8, 2020
Harrisburg, PA − April 8, 2020 − The Senate adjourned Tuesday afternoon after the House Republicans indicated they would not be taking up Senate Bill 841, legislation that would have enabled local municipalities to hold their meetings remotely, permitted e-notary...
March 30, 2020
Philadelphia, Pa. − March 30, 2020 − Senator Anthony H. Williams today announced plans to introduce legislation that would allow Pennsylvanians to voluntarily return their federal stimulus money. Returned funds would create a Pennsylvania Common Wealth account,...
March 23, 2020
Harrisburg – March 23, 2020 – Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D- Delaware/Philadelphia) sent a letter today to Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Thomas Saylor, to request the release of inmates in Pennsylvania state prisons incarcerated for parole violations...
March 12, 2020
Philadelphia, PA – March 12, 2020 − Effective Friday, March 13 Senator Anthony H. Williams’ offices in Philadelphia will be closed as COVID-19 continues to spread. “Those of us in positions of responsibility should be leading as we all continue to grapple with...
March 3, 2020
Philadelphia – March 3, 2020 – Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D- Delaware/Philadelphia) was joined by a number of elected officials in Philadelphia yesterday at a press conference to stand against the opening of a supervised injection site in the city without...
February 21, 2020
Philadelphia – February 21, 2020 – At the request of state Senators Anthony H. Williams (D- Delaware/Philadelphia) and Tim Kearney (D- Chester/Delaware), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a public hearing today in Philadelphia on ways to combat the opioid...
February 13, 2020
“I am pleased that after considering input from all stakeholders, Judge Gross approved the sale of the former PES refinery to Hilco Redevelopment Partners. Based upon Hilco’s stellar track record and unique capabilities, I look forward to partnering with them on...
February 12, 2020
Media – February 12, 2020 – At the request of state Senators Tim Kearney (D- Chester/Delaware) and Anthony H. Williams (D – Delaware/Philadelphia), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a hearing on combating the opioid addiction epidemic in Pennsylvania....
February 11, 2020
Philadelphia – February 11, 2020 – Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D- Delaware/Philadelphia) hosted a meeting of the Nuisance Establishment Task Force yesterday, Feb. 10, to bring together community stakeholders and put an end to how “stop and go” establishments currently...
January 15, 2020
Philadelphia, Pa. – January 15, 2020 – Below is the letter that State Sen. Anthony H. Williams sent to the Honorable Kevin Gross of the United States Bankruptcy Court. Williams said in the letter that the explosion of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery has not...
December 30, 2019
Philadelphia, Pa. – December 30, 2019 – Senator Anthony H. Williams (D-Philadelphia) issued the following statement in support of the selection of Danielle Outlaw for the position of Philadelphia Police Commissioner. “The selection of Danielle Outlaw as our next...
December 18, 2019
Harrisburg, Pa. − December 18, 2019 − Today, Senators Anthony H. Williams (D – Delaware, Philadelphia), Lindsey M. Williams (D – Allegheny), Maria Collett (D – Bucks, Montgomery), and Katie Muth (D – Chester, Montgomery, Berks) introduced Senate Bill 978, which...
November 7, 2019
Philadelphia, Pa. − November 7, 2019 − Senator Anthony H. Williams today announced plans to introduce legislation that would expand access to needle and syringe programs throughout Pennsylvania. “As Pennsylvanians continue to deal with the impact of the opioid crisis,...
October 29, 2019
Harrisburg – October 29, 2019 – Sen. Anthony H. Williams (Delaware/Philadelphia) has introduced Senate Bill 933 which would allow municipalities to authorize by ordinance or resolution the operation of a supervised injection site. The legislation also lays out...
October 3, 2019
Philadelphia, Pa. – October 3, 2019 – Senator Anthony H. Williams is seeking cosponsors for legislation that would prohibit supervised injection sites. “Children and families should not have to witness a constant flow of drug users wandering the streets of their...
September 20, 2019
Harrisburg, PA – September 18, 2019 – Governor Tom Wolf this week appointed Senator Anthony H. Williams (D-Philadelphia) to serve as a member of the Special Council on Gun Violence. The Special Council was established by the Governor’s Executive Order...
September 18, 2019
Philadelphia, PA – September 18, 2019 – Sen. Anthony Williams releases the following statement on Folmer charges: I echo my colleagues in support of Senator Folmer’s resignation. Leaving the Senate was the only appropriate course of action given the serious...
September 17, 2019
Philadelphia – September 17, 2019 – Sen. Anthony Williams (D- Philadelphia/Delaware) announced today that funding totaling $542,208 has been awarded to projects within his district through the Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program. “Access to parks and recreational...
August 2, 2019
Philadelphia – August 2, 2019 – Sen. Anthony Williams (D- Philadelphia) announced today that $5,520,000 in state redevelopment grants had been awarded to projects in his senatorial district. “Investing in these redevelopment projects allow our communities to...
July 29, 2019
Harrisburg, Pa. – July 29, 2019 – Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus sent a letter to the state’s congressional delegation, urging that the federal Department of Agriculture does not end automatic eligibility for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance...
