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Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion under EMTALA in Moyle v. United States
Harrisburg — Junio 27, 2024 — The co-chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus Sen. Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery), Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks), Rep. Gina H. Curry (D-Delaware) and Rep. Mary Jo Daley (D-Montgomery) issued the following statement in...
Women’s Health Caucus and Reproductive Rights Advocates to Rally on the Second-Year Mark of the Dobb’s Decision
Harrisburg, PA – Junio 24, 2024 – Members of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus (WHC) were joined by Planned Parenthood, Department of Human Services Secretary Val Arkoosh, and advocates in Harrisburg today, on the second-year mark of the Dobbs Decision that...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Announces over $1.5 million in PCCD Funding to Aid Community Resources and County Programs in District 17
Norristown, PA – Junio 14, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware) today announced $1,511,079 in grant funding from the Pennsylvanian Commission on Crime & Delinquency (PCCD) awarded to District Seventeen. Established by law in 1978, the...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Introduces Legislation to Provide Cost Free Telephone Calls to Incarcerated Loved Ones in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA – Junio 5, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) introduced Senate Bill 1224, legislation that would require that a state prison, or a state or county detention center provide voice communication services free of charge to...
PA Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti and Representative Mary Jo Daley Highlight Legislation to Require Proper Gluten Food and Medicine Labeling
Harrisburg, PA − Junio 4, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) and Representative Mary Jo Daley (D-Montgomery) today unveiled legislation to empower Pennsylvanians with Celiac Disease and gluten intolerances with the knowledge they need to make...
PA Leaders Gather to Support Funding for Period Products in Public Schools
Harrisburg, PA − Mayo 7, 2024 – Pennsylvania Senators, state Representatives, and others gathered for a press event to support and advocate for Governor Shapiro’s proposal to fund period products in public schools through this year’s budget. Nearly 1 in 4 U.S....
Senator Cappelletti Responds to Screening Decision at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Harrisburg, PA − Abril 9, 2024 − State Senator Amanda Cappelletti releases the following statement in response to screening decision at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: It has come to my attention that Bryn Mawr Film Institute has made a recent decision to cancel the...
Policy Committee Discusses Need for Comprehensive Reporting of Deaths in Custody at Capitol Hearing
HARRISBURG − Abril 2, 2024 – State Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, and Senator Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) co-hosted a public hearing today in Harrisburg on the lack of...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti, Representatives Tim Briggs and Mary Jo Daley Announce Over $3 Million in CFA Grants for Montgomery County Projects
Lower Merion, PA – Marzo 28, 2024 – At a meeting of the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) this week, $3,048,755 was awarded to projects in Montgomery County through the Multimodal Transportation Fund. The Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) provides grants...
PA Senators Cappelletti and Dillon Offer Legislation to Protect Renters from Exorbitant Rent Hikes
Harrisburg, PA – Marzo 19, 2024 – Pennsylvania Senators Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17) and Jimmy Dillon (D-5) today unveiled legislation to enforce rental rate protection measures to combat unfair and predatory rental increases. Senate Bill 1095, will cap rent increases...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti Applauds $21,000 Award to Lower Merion for Cleaner Fuel Transportation Infrastructure
Ardmore, PA – Enero 19, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D Montgomery/Delaware) today highlighted a grant awarded for $21,000 to the Township of Lower Merion. The funding will go towards the purchase of four Class 1 electric vehicle (EV) passenger vehicles and...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti and Representative Tim Briggs Announce Act 13 Grants for the Southeast
Lower Merion, PA – Enero 16, 2024 – At a meeting of the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) today, $625,000 was awarded between two projects in Senate District 17, which covers parts of Montgomery and Delaware Counties. Through the Marcellus Legacy Fund that was...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti and Representative Tim Briggs Announce $217,600 for Harriton Preserve
Lower Merion, PA – Enero 5, 2024 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D- Montgomery/Delaware) and Representative Tim Briggs (D- Montgomery) today announced $217,600 awarded to Harriton Preserve for the Stream and Parkland Restoration project in Lower Merion. This grant,...
Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti and State Representatives Applaud Over $260,000 in Arts and Culture Funding Awarded to District Seventeen
Norristown, PA – Diciembre 20, 2023 – Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17, Montgomery/Delaware) today announced a slate of grant funding awarded to District Seventeen projects. At a meeting yesterday of the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), $266,907 was...
Senator Cappelletti Announces Over $4.3 Million for Water Infrastructure Projects Across District Seventeen
Norristown, PA – Diciembre 19, 2023 – Today, the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) met to approve a round of funding for projects across Pennsylvania, including eight projects in Senate District Seventeen. The funding, totaling $4,378,752, was awarded to...
La Senadora Amanda M. Cappelletti anuncia una financiación de más de 780.000 dólares para seguridad comunitaria y servicios familiares en el Distrito Diecisiete
NORRISTOWN - 14 de diciembre 2023 - Senador Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery / Delaware) anunció un total de $ 788,975 en fondos de subvención concedida hoy en beneficio del Distrito Diecisiete. La financiación de la subvención, aprobada ayer en una reunión de la...
La senadora Amanda M. Cappelletti pide a la Administración Biden que adopte normas estrictas para reducir la contaminación de las centrales eléctricas de carbón y gas
Norristown, Pensilvania - 15 de noviembre de 2023 - Ayer, la senadora Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery/Delaware) se unió a funcionarios estatales y locales de todo el país para pedir a la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU. (EPA) que adopte las normas de contaminación por carbono más estrictas posibles para las centrales eléctricas de carbón y gas con el fin de proteger la salud pública, reducir drásticamente la contaminación climática y acercarse a la generación de energía 100% limpia. Cappelletti formaba parte de un grupo diverso, que incluía desde alcaldes y legisladores estatales hasta concejales y miembros de consejos escolares, con casi 400 funcionarios procedentes de 40 estados y Puerto Rico.
El líder demócrata del Senado, Jay Costa, y la presidenta de la Comisión de Gobierno Estatal, Amanda M. Cappelletti, piden que se siga negociando el día de las elecciones primarias para dar cabida a los observadores de la Pascua judía
Harrisburg, PA - 26 de octubre de 2023 - Hoy, el senador estatal Jay Costa se une a los llamamientos de los electores judíos de su distrito y de toda la Commonwealth para ajustar la fecha de las elecciones primarias de Pensilvania de 2024 para respetar la Pascua judía. Si la fecha de las primarias sigue siendo el 23 de abril,...
La senadora Amanda M. Cappelletti anuncia subvenciones para parques comunitarios, actividades recreativas y proyectos medioambientales
Norristown, PA - 6 de octubre 2023 - Senador Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery / Delaware) anunció hoy dos subvenciones concedidas a proyectos ambientales en el Distrito Diecisiete y la región circundante. Ambas subvenciones serán administradas por el Departamento de Conservación...
El Senado y la Cámara de Representantes debaten en el Capitolio el preocupante aumento de la prohibición de libros
HARRISBURG, PA - 6 de octubre de 2023 - La senadora estatal Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), presidenta del Comité de Política Demócrata del Senado de Pensilvania, y el representante estatal Ryan Bizarro (D-Erie), presidente del Comité de Política de la Mayoría de la Cámara, se unieron a la senadora Amanda...