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Senators Collett & Tartaglione Introduce Bill to Improve Pa’s Unemployment Compensation Claims Processing
Harrisburg, Pa. − क्या मैं 19, 2022 − State Senators Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) and Tina Tartaglione (D-2 Philadelphia) will soon introduce legislation to make commonsense improvements to our outdated Unemployment Compensation (UC) laws and allow claims to be...
सीनेट डेम्स नीति सुनवाई में कॉलेज के छात्रों का सामना करने वाले चाइल्डकैअर की चुनौतियों पर चर्चा करते हैं
ब्लू बेल, 28 अप्रैल, 2022 - सीनेट डेमोक्रेटिक पॉलिसी कमेटी के अध्यक्ष स्टेट सीनेटर केटी मुथ (डी-बर्क्स/चेस्टर/मोंटगोमरी) आज सीनेटर मारिया कोलेट, सीनेटर अमांडा कैपेलेटी, सीनेटर कैरोलिन कोमिट्टा और सीनेटर जूडी श्वांक के साथ एक सार्वजनिक की मेजबानी करने के लिए शामिल हुए ...
Senator Collett Announces $1.8 Million for Infrastructure Projects in Hatboro & Upper Moreland
North Wales, Pa. − अप्रैल 22, 2022 − Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) announced $1.85 million in PennDOT multimodal grant funding to replace aging infrastructure and reduce traffic congestion in her district. “Investing in our roads and bridges is...
Senator Collett & the Department off Aging Calls on General Assembly to Invest in Older Pennsylvanians, Individuals With Disabilities Through Property Tax Relief Program
WARMINSTER, PA – अप्रैल 21. 2022 – Department of Aging Secretary Robert Torres was joined by Sen. Maria Collett, AARP Pennsylvania and community leaders today to echo Governor Tom Wolf's call for the Pennsylvania General Assembly to immediately use a portion of...
Senator Collett Announces $3.2 Million for Local Trails & Pedestrian Safety Projects
North Wales, Pa. − अप्रैल 21, 2021 – Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) announced $3,198,000 in grant funding has been given to six projects across Bucks and Montgomery Counties through the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA), administered by...
Senators Collett & Saval Unveil Legislation to Improve Nursing Home Transparency & Protections
Harrisburg, Pa. − अप्रैल 19, 2022 − A new package of legislation proposed by State Senators Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) and Nikil Saval (D-1 Philadelphia) will bring greater transparency, accountability, and support for residents and...
Senator Collett Announces $7.5 Million For Local Development Projects
North Wales, Pa. - अप्रैल 22, 2022 — Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) has announced $7.5 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants for development projects serving the 12th District. “I’m proud to have advocated on...
Senator Collett Celebrates Advancement of Students’ Hershey’s Kiss Legislation
Harrisburg, Pa. - अप्रैल 6, 2022 — Today, the Pennsylvania Senate State Government Committee passed Senate Bill 1122, legislation to recognize the Hershey’s Kiss as Pennsylvania’s official state candy. The bill, sponsored by Senators Maria Collett (D-12...
Senator Collett Among 40 PA Women Recognized by City & State for Going Above & Beyond
Lower Gwynedd, Pa. − मार्च 23, 2022 − Last night, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) was honored by City & State PA during the award ceremony for its first-ever Above & Beyond list. Released during Women’s History Month, the list recognizes 40...
Senator Collett Presents $50,000 Grant Award to Warminster VFW for Building Upgrades
Warminster, Pa. - मार्च 15, 2022 – Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) attended the Warminster Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6493’s मार्च membership meeting to present a $50,000 state grant award. The new funding will be used for building upgrades,...
Senator Collett Joins Senator Judy Ward as Co-Chair of Rare Disease Caucus
Harrisburg, Pa. - फ़रवरी 28, 2022 — On World Rare Disease Day, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) has announced she will join Senator Judy Ward (R-30) as Co-Chair of Pennsylvania’s legislative Rare Disease Caucus. "It is my honor to join the Rare Disease...
Senator Collett Reacts to Governor Wolf’s 2022-2023 Budget Address
Harrisburg, Pa. – फ़रवरी 8, 2022 – Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks, Democratic Caucus Secretary) attended Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address today. The Governor’s 2022-2023 budget proposal focuses on the Commonwealth’s ongoing pandemic recovery,...
Senator Collett Celebrates Additional Funding for Nurses’ Student Loan Relief
Harrisburg, Pa. − जनवरी 26, 2022 − On मंगलवार जनवरी 25, 2022, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) made powerful remarks in support of HB 253, which has since passed. Earlier that day, HB 253 was amended in the Senate Appropriations...
Senator Collett Announces More Than $80,000 To Improve Traffic Safety in Hatboro Borough
North Wales, Pa. - दिसंबर 28, 2021 – Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) has announced $83,550 in Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) grant funding to improve traffic safety in Hatboro Borough. “Continuing to fund infrastructure projects like this...
Senator Collett Announces $2.5 Million for Local Development Projects
Lower Gwynedd, Pa. — दिसंबर 7, 2021 — Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) has announced $2.5 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants for two projects the 12th District. “I’m thrilled to see the state...
Senator Collett Condemns Anti-Asian Attack on Philadelphia Students
Lower Gwynedd, Pa. − नवंबर 23, 2021 − In response to last week’s attack on four Asian American high school students on the Broad Street Line, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) would like to share the following statement: “I am deeply...
Senator Collett Announces $2.7 Million for Local Infrastructure and Flood Mitigation Projects
North Wales, Pa. - नवंबर 19, 2021 — Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) announced today that Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) has awarded $2,745,202 in grant funding to improve roadways, pedestrian safety, and flood mitigation efforts...
Senator Collett Reacts to DEP PFAS MCL Plan Announcement
Lower Gwynedd, Pa. − नवंबर 16, 2021 − Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) approved its plan to set maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) of two forms of Perfluoroalkyl and...
Senator Collett Unveils New Initiative to Support PA’s Nursing Workforce
Harrisburg, Pa. - सितंबर 28, 2021 — Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks), joined by Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam, PHEAA Vice Chair Senator Wayne Fontana, and Democratic Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee Senator Vincent Hughes, today...
Senator Collett Reintroduces Patient Safety Act to Improve Care & Support PA Nurses
Harrisburg, Pa. − अगस्त 30, 2021 − Today, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) announced the reintroduction of the Patient Safety Act to set safe nurse-to-patient limits in Pennsylvania hospitals. SB 240 will set appropriate staffing ratios based on...
Senate Democrats Urge State Supreme Court to Take Action on Evictions for Tenants with Pending ERAP Applications
Harrisburg, PA − अगस्त 30, 2021 − The Senate Democratic Caucus sent the following letter to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to encourage the court to take action to halt evictions for tenants who already have pending applications in the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
Senator Collett Announces Nearly $940,000 to Improve Traffic Safety in Bucks and Montgomery Counties
Lower Gwynedd, Pa. - जुलाई 7, 2021 — Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) announced today that $938,184 in grant funding has been awarded to improve traffic safety in her district through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT’s) “Green...
Senator Collett Reacts to Pennsylvania’s 2021-22 Budget
Harrisburg, Pa. - जून 29, 2021 — Late शुक्रवार night the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget and related code bills, which are currently awaiting Governor Wolf’s signature. Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks, Democratic...
Senator Collett Reacts to Legislative Attack on Voting Rights
Harrisburg, Pa. – जून 25, 2021 – Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks, Democratic Caucus Secretary) voted ‘No’ today on House Bill 1300, an ill-conceived and poorly drafted bill that would inject new, expensive, untested technologies into our election...
Senator Collett Reiterates Need for Immediate Action to Set PFAS Standards Following DEP Sampling Results
Lower Gwynedd, Pa. − जून 3, 2021 − Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced the final results of their statewide Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) sampling efforts. “For decades, my constituents unknowingly...
एजी शापिरो और सीनेट डेमोक्रेट ने लापरवाही के खिलाफ कार्रवाई पर चर्चा की
हैरिसबर्ग, पीए - 25 मई, 2021 - आज, पेंसिल्वेनिया अटॉर्नी जनरल जोश शापिरो और सीनेट डेमोक्रेटिक कॉकस के सदस्यों ने राज्य के सीनेटर स्टीव सैंटारसिएरो के इस प्रयास में नेतृत्व किया, बिलों के एक पैकेज पर चर्चा करने के लिए एक आभासी प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस आयोजित की ...
Senators Lindsey Williams, Maria Collett, and Katie Muth to Introduce Legislation Allocating Funds to Water Infrastructure
Harrisburg, Pa. − क्या मैं 24, 2021 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D – Allegheny), Senator Maria Collett (D – Montgomery, Bucks), and Senator Katie Muth (D –Chester, Montgomery, Berks) announced today that they plan to introduce legislation that will allocate $350 million...
Senators Santarsiero, Collett Announce Legislation to Give Attorney General Concurrent Jurisdiction in Environmental Crimes
BUCKS COUNTY – अप्रैल 30, 2021 – State Senators Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Maria Collett (D-12) today announced legislation to allow the state Attorney General to more directly investigate and pursue polluters, and others who damage our land, waterways and...
Senator Collett Announces $1.4 Million to Support Local Infrastructure and Restoration Projects
Lower Gwynedd, Pa. − अप्रैल 21, 2021 − Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) announced today that Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) has awarded $1,425,000 in grant funding to improve roadways, support watersheds, and develop greenways...
Senator Collett Announces $1.2 Million PennDOT Multimodal Grant for Upper Gwynedd Township
North Wales, Pa. - अप्रैल 16, 2021 — Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) has announced $1.24 million in PennDOT multimodal grant funding for the reconstruction of the Sumneytown Pike Bridge over Wissahickon Creek in Upper Gwynedd Township. “This grant will...
Senator Collett Introduces Legislation to Prohibit LGBTQ+ Panic Defense in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pa. - अप्रैल 12, 2021 — Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) has introduced a bill memo for co-sponsorship to prohibit the use of any LGBTQ+ panic defense (previously known as the “gay panic” and “trans panic” defense) in Pennsylvania. The “LGBTQ+...
Senator Collett Responds to Vaccine Rollout Acceleration & Additional Doses Coming to SEPA
Lower Gwynedd, Pa. – मार्च 31, 2021 — Today, the Department of Health (DOH) and COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force announced an accelerated vaccine timeline for Pennsylvania and an updated allocation plan for J&J vaccines. Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks) would like to share her initial reactions:
दक्षिणपूर्व पीए सीनेटरों ने वैक्सीन वितरण में इक्विटी का आग्रह किया, प्रस्तावित विलक्षण वैक्सीन साइट का विरोध किया
चेस्टर, पीए - 19 मार्च, 2021 - कल, बक्स, चेस्टर, डेलावेयर और मोंटगोमरी काउंटियों का प्रतिनिधित्व करने वाले सीनेटरों के एक द्विदलीय समूह ने गवर्नर वुल्फ, कार्यवाहक स्वास्थ्य सचिव एलिसन बीम और COVID-19 वैक्सीन संयुक्त कार्य बल के सदस्यों को एक पत्र भेजा,...
डेमोक्रेटिक सीनेटरों ने DRBC के खिलाफ मुकदमे में हस्तक्षेप किया
बक्स काउंटी - 12 मार्च, 2021 - राज्य सीनेटर स्टीव सैंटारसिएरो (डी -10) आज न्यू होप में डेमोक्रेटिक सहयोगियों द्वारा शामिल हुए ताकि लाखों पेंसिल्वेनियाई लोगों के लिए स्वच्छ पेयजल की रक्षा के लिए उनकी कार्रवाई की घोषणा की जा सके। उनके।।।
PA Senate Dems Again Call for Legislative Window of Justice for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse & More Protections for the Future
Harrisburg, Pa. – मार्च 12, 2021 − Pennsylvania Senate Democrats held a press conference today to again call for immediate action to create a two-year window for adult survivors of sexual abuse currently barred from seeking justice due to statutory time limitations....
PA nurses say the Patient Safety Act is needed to save lives
Harrisburg, PA – फ़रवरी 23, 2021 – Nurses have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, risking their lives to provide the safest and best care possible, even with insufficient staffing in unsafe conditions.
Senator Collett Makes Big Push for Centralized Vaccine Registry
Harrisburg, Pa. - फ़रवरी 19, 2021 — Senator Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks, Caucus Secretary), along with Sens. Lindsey Williams, Katie Muth and Amanda Cappelletti, introduced a bill memo for circulation earlier this week calling for a statewide “COVID-19 Vaccine...
Senator Collett Visits Vaccine Distribution at Bucks County Adult Day Health Center
Bucks County, Pa. - फ़रवरी 8, 2021 — On शुक्रवार, फ़रवरी 5, Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks, Democratic Chair of the Senate Aging & Youth Committee) visited “My Dayhouse,” an Ashram Adult Day Health Center in Chalfont to observe the rollout of...
Senator Collett Reacts to Governor Tom Wolf’s 2021-2022 Budget Address
Harrisburg, Pa. – फ़रवरी 3, 2021 – Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks, Democratic Caucus Secretary) viewed Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address today. The Governor’s 2021-2022 budget proposal includes a strong emphasis on Pennsylvania’s post-COVID...
Pa Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Get Justice for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Harrisburg, Pa. − फ़रवरी 1, 2021 − Pennsylvania Senate Democrats will introduce legislation to statutorily create a two-year window for survivors of sexual abuse to seek justice on claims that previously would have been time barred. This legislative solution...