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PA Senate Democrats Discuss Police Reform Legislative Agenda and Statewide Racial Equity Solutions Tour

Harrisburg – June 30, 2020 – Pennsylvania Senate Democrats gathered in the Capitol and through Zoom to discuss the status of their legislative agenda for police reforms, and to announce a statewide Racial Equity Solutions Tour. PA Senate Democrats introduced a...

Bipartisan Probation Reform Proposal Moves Forward in the Senate

HARRISBURG – June 24, 2020 − The Senate Judiciary Committee approved today a bipartisan bill which would improve Pennsylvania’s probation system by addressing antiquated and arbitrary provisions in the law that have unnecessarily trapped nonviolent offenders in a...

Senator Williams Remarks on Probation Reform – Senate Bill 14

Senator Anthony H. Williams Celebrates Juneteenth

Senator Anthony H. Williams to Partner with Local Organizations to Bring Free COVID-19 Testing to Philadelphia

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...

Sen. Anthony H. Williams Q&A From The Judiciary and Law & Justice Hearing on Police Reform Third Panel

Sen. Anthony H. Williams Q&A From The Judiciary and Law & Justice Hearing on Police Reform Second Panel

Sen. Anthony H. Williams Q&A from the Judiciary and Law & Justice Hearing on Police Reform

PA Senate Democrats Announce Comprehensive Police Reform Legislation

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...

Senator Williams Session Remarks

PA Senate Democrats Announce $225 Million for Small Business Assistance Grants Statewide

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...

Senator Anthony H. Williams Opening Remarks – Senate Democratic Policy Hearing on the Effect of COVID-19 on the African American Community

State Senate Policy Hearing on the Impact of COVID-19 on the African American Community

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...

Sen. Anthony H. Williams Sends Letter to Mayor Kenney Regarding Police Advisory Commission Funding

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...

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Small Business Grants through PA Cares Act

Sen. Anthony H. Williams Asks for Senate Rules Change Following COVID-19 Case in General Assembly

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...

Sen. Anthony Williams Announces PA Senate Allocation of $2.6 Billion CARES Act Relief Funds

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...

Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams Speaks to the Senate on the Death of George Floyd

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...

Sen. Williams Floor Remarks on George Floyd

Sen. Williams Remarks on the Death of George Floyd

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Sen. Williams Sends Letter to PA Congressional Delegation Regarding Small Business Assistance

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...

Senator Anthony H. Williams Comments on SB 857.

Sens. Hughes, A. Williams Lay Out Proposed Temporary Changes to Business Interruption Insurance with Support of Small Business Owners, PRLA

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...

Sen. Williams Calls for Temporary Changes to Business Interruption Insurance with Support of Small Business Owners, PRLA

Senator Anthony H. Williams Remarks on Senate Bill 327

Senator Anthony H. Williams Floor Remarks on S.B. 613

Senator Anthony H. Williams Remarks On SB 327

PA Senate Democrats Urge Action on Legislation for Working Families, Pledge to Oppose Partisan COVID Task Force

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...

Senator Anthony H. Williams to Introduce Legislation to Redistribute Federal Stimulus Monies

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,...

Senator Anthony H. Williams Calls on PA Supreme Court To Release Inmates Detained For Parole Violations

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...

Effective Friday, March 13 – Senator Anthony H. Williams’ Philadelphia Offices Will Be Closed

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 the...

Sen. Anthony Williams Joins Elected Officials to Stand Against Supervised Injection Sites Without Community Approval

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...