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REMINDER: Tomorrow is my Health and Wellness Fair from 9 am to noon at Roxborough Memorial Hospital. There will be flu shots, door prizes, refreshments & community resources! When you come, please park on the Jamestown Street side of the hospital – & not at the Delivery Entrance on Rector Street.

💰 We’re working to get big money out of politics. Our bill will stop corporations from using treasury money to influence our elections. Elections should belong to people, not the biggest checkbooks. #MontanaPlan #MoneyOutOfPolitics #CitizensUnited #PApolitics

#PassTheBudget #GetBackToWork (AI generated. Obviously.)

The PA Senate left town without passing a budget. They literally had one job.

🚨🏛️ The Senate had one job: finish the budget. Apparently, that’s future them’s problem…

Imagine going 20 years without a raise. That’s the reality for workers earning Pennsylvania’s minimum wage. youtube.com/shorts/ahMNu...

With PECO Local 614 workers authorizing a strike, HB 2224 sends the right message: prioritize workers, safety, and reliable infrastructure. Not excessive corporate profits. PA families shouldn’t be forced to pay higher utility bills just to PECO’s shareholder profits.

You deserve affordable utility bills. HB 2224 puts families first by curbing excessive utility profits and high corporate profit margins, helping lower costs for households across Pennsylvania.

Too many Pennsylvanians are struggling with addiction We should be expanding access to treatment, not creating barriers. Proud to see the State Govt. Committee unanimously pass my bill to preserve the Gaudenzia treatment campus on Henry Ave. and strengthen access to addiction treatment.

Happy 85th Charter Day to PFT Local 3! Thank you for 85 years of service, advocacy, and dedication to Philadelphia’s students and educators. 📚✊

Property taxes are making it harder for many older adults to stay in their homes. Rep. Fiedler's digital ads tax, which passed the #PAHouse, would generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for property tax relief by finally asking Big Tech to pay its fair share.

They voted 82% to form a union. They negotiated their first contract. They ratified it just weeks ago. Now a national anti-union group is trying to break up that union. Something’s not right about that

Patients can’t afford to wait. Let’s expand access to care and allow nurse practitioners to do what they’ve been trained to do.

Our local students didn’t just learn about hunger. They helped write a resolution for the Pennsylvania House. Proud of the students from Norwood-Fontbonne and Chestnut Hill College for stepping up and taking action!

Access to health care shouldn’t depend on your zip code or your bank account. Community health centers level the playing field, and keep our neighbors safe.

Pennsylvania uses two systems to help people with disabilities live at home. When they don’t match, people fall through the cracks. Our bipartisan resolution with Rep. Cerrato finds the gaps and fixes them. It goes up for a vote today in the PA House!

Today in committee, I pressed Human Services Secretary Val Arkoosh on what Washington’s “big beautiful law” is doing here at home. It’s making it harder for families, seniors, and veterans to put food on the table. 59,000 Pennsylvania families have already lost food assistance.

Turning a gorgeous vacant historic building at Broad and Wallace into 70 affordable homes for older adults… This is how Pennsylvania invests in helping people stay in their community! Because Philadelphians should be able to age with dignity.

Proud to be a co-prime sponsor with Reps. Dawkins, Green, Harris, Kenyatta, and Nelson on the Raise the Wage bill, which just passed in the PA House. It lets counties go to $15 and keeps wages tied to the cost of living so workers don’t fall behind. Now it’s on the Senate!!

They told me what’s really happening at Penn State… and why they’re organizing.

When a university suggests unionizing could hurt Penn State, that’s not neutral, and it’s not consistent with its commitment not to use resources to influence the vote. Penn State should take that and other union-busting language down and ensure the neutrality it committed to.

Workers shouldn’t be forced into political, religious, or union-busting meetings at work. And they shouldn’t face retaliation for saying no.

Proud to bring $60,000 in state funding with Senator Hughes to the Schuylkill Center for ADA accessibility. A community treasure, we’re working to make it more accessible for all!

Private equity shouldn’t be cashing in on our hospitals while families skip meals to afford care. Rep. Lisa Borowski and I introduced legislation (HB 1460) to rein it in.

Would you want your loved one in a healthcare facility that isn’t safely staffed? I wouldn’t either. Safe staffing saves lives. Thanks to Health Secretary Debra Bogen for highlighting why these standards matter.

Want to be a nurse, PA, social worker, physical therapist, or architect? Washington’s “Big Beautiful Bill” just made it harder to pay for school and get reimbursed for services. I spoke with John A. Fry about the impact this could have on Temple University and its hospitals.

We need more unions, not fewer. 💪 I secured commitments from leaders at Pennsylvania State University, Temple U, Pitt & Lincoln U that they will not use university resources to union-bust or interfere with faculty organizing. youtube.com/shorts/nVaj9...

Alzheimer’s is hard on families. That’s why Rep. Maureen Madden and I passed a law creating a new Alzheimer’s Division to help patients and caregivers get support. If you need help, call 717-783-1550

I spoke with PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll about our legislation to allow automated speed cameras and parking-protected bike lanes to make our streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists in PA. 🚲🚶‍♂️ youtube.com/shorts/7FWlt...

Public transit drives our economy. The PA House has sent funding bills to the Senate. We’re still waiting. It’s time to fully fund transit.

Despite the president’s lies about a ‘rigged election,’ Pennsylvania’s elections are free, fair, and safe. I spoke with Roxborough’s own PA’s Sec of State Al Schmidt about how we protect election integrity and combat misinformation.

Universal pre-K works. It boosts readiness, strengthens literacy, and supports working families. Proud to partner with @repdougherty.com to fight to bring it statewide! www.youtube.com/shorts/ghgKZ...

I asked Labor Secretary Walker today about the $15 minimum wage bill I’m co-priming with Reps. Green and Kenyatta. $7.25 isn’t livable. Raising the wage strengthens workers, supports families, and makes Pennsylvania more competitive.

In Pennsylvania prisons, people earn about 23 cents an hour. A $5 medical co-pay is nearly a week’s wages. That means access to care can depend on whether someone has money in their account. My bill will reduce the co-pay to $1 — keeping accountability in place while removing a real barrier to care.

Pennsylvania must be ready if we see the kind of federal immigration overreach we saw in Minneapolis. Today, I asked AG Dave Sunday whether his office has the tools to protect our state. I’ll keep fighting to make sure everyone can live and exercise their rights without fear.

At budget hearings this morning, I spoke with our Attorney General about our bill to stop private equity from treating community hospitals like piggy banks. Hospitals should serve patients, not investors. youtube.com/shorts/PHrxQ...