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PA Senate Democrats Hold Hearing on Raising the Minimum Wage for PA in Honor of MLK Day of Service
Harrisburg – January 18, 2021 - At the request of State Senators Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia), Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia), and John Kane (D- Chester/Delaware) the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a virtual public hearing on...
PA Senate Democrats Host PA Dept. of Corrections Sec. Wetzel & Others for Hearing on Impact of COVID-19 on Prisons
Harrisburg – January 7, 2021 − At the request of state Senators Anthony H. Williams (D- Delaware/Philadelphia) and Sharif Street (D- Philadelphia) the Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a virtual public hearing on the impacts of COVID-19 on the communities,...
Policy Committee Hearing on Impact of COVID-19 on Prisons
Senate Republicans Reject Efforts to Make the PA Senate More Effective and Transparent
Harrisburg, Pa. − January 5, 2021 − Today, Senate Republicans rejected efforts by Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester, Montgomery, Berks), and the Democratic caucus to reform the Senate operating rules and procedures in ways...
Senator Muth Announces $5.5 Million in RACP Funding for Local Community and Emergency Management Organizations
December 23, 2020 − State Senator Katie Muth (D - Berks, Chester, Montgomery) today announced more than $5.5 million in state grants that will support vital community and emergency service projects that will directly benefit the 44th senatorial district. “After a year...
Statement: 16 Democratic State Senators Denounce Frivolous Election Lawsuits and Continued Attempts to Undermine our Democracy
HARRISBURG – December 10, 2020 – Today the following members of the Pennsylvania State Senate signed a joint statement – set forth below – denouncing the brazen attempt of the attorneys general of Texas and seventeen other states to disenfranchise millions...
Senator Muth Announces $5.9 million in PCCD grants for Chester, Montgomery, and Berks counties
Harrisburg - December 9, 2020 - State Senator Katie Muth (D - Chester, Montgomery, Berks) announced today that the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) has awarded $5,869,603 to non-profit, governmental, and community organizations to organizations...
Senators Katie Muth and Lindsey M. Williams to Introduce PennDOT Funding Legislation; Protect 240,000+ PA Jobs
Pittsburgh, Pa.− December 2, 2020 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester, Montgomery, Berks) announced that they will soon introduce legislation authorizing PennDOT to borrow the funding needed to continue ongoing large...
Senator Muth: Why I voted ‘NO’ on Pennsylvania’s 2020-2021 Supplemental Budget
Harrisburg, PA − November 24, 2020 − State Senator Katie Muth (D - Chester, Montgomery, Berks) voted against the nearly $11 billion supplemental budget shortly before 8 pm on Friday evening. The partial spending plan completed the current year’s $36.5 billion...
Senator Muth Elected to PA Senate Democrats Leadership Team for 2021-22 Session
Harrisburg, Pa. − November 19, 2020 − Senator Katie Muth (D-Chester) was today elected by her colleagues in the Senate Democratic Caucus to serve on its leadership team as the Chair of the Policy Committee. “Serving in the State Senate, I quickly recognized that...
Senator Muth Announces over $80,000 in Career and Technical Education Grants
Royersford- November 18, 2020 − Senator Muth (D-44 Chester, Montgomery, Berks) announced that her district received grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) totaling over $80,000 for technical education programs. The Western Montgomery CTC was...
Senator Muth Virtual ACA Health Care Town Hall
Senator Katie Muth remarks on SB 790
Senator Muth Announces Over $371,000 in School Safety Grants
Royersford − November 16, 2020 − Senator Muth (D-44 Montgomery/Chester/Berks) announced today that the Pennsylvania Department of Education has awarded $371,991 in grants to school districts across Senate District 44 to prevent and reduce violent incidents, to...
Senator Muth Announces Virtual Healthcare Enrollment Event
Royersford, PA − November 13, 2020 − State Senator Katie Muth (D - Chester, Montgomery, Berks) announced that her office will be hosting two virtual health care enrollment events to help constituents through the process of selecting an insurance plan through the new...
Senator Muth Announces $387,500 In Grant Funding For Chester County Library and District Center
Exton, PA – November 13, 2020 – Senator Muth (D-44 Montgomery/Chester/Berks) announced today that the Pennsylvania Department of Education has awarded $387,500 in grant funding to the Chester County Library and District Center for renovation of the first floor in...
Senator Muth Served as Grand Marshal in Southeastern Veterans’ Day Vehicle Parade
Spring City, PA − November 10, 2020 – State Senator Katie Muth (D - Chester/Montgomery/Berks) served as the Grand Marshal of the community organized Veteran’s Day vehicle parade for residents at the Southeastern Veterans’ Center (SEVC) located in East Vincent...
Senator Muth Honors the Royersford Fire Department
Senator Muth Remarks on Senate Bill 1279
Senator Muth Remarks on SR 377
Senator Muth Remarks on 2025
Sen. Muth Supports Ensuring Mortgage Servicers’ Compliance with Federal Cares Act to Protect Homeowners
Royersford, PA, September 3, 2020 – Sen. Katie Muth (D-Berks, Chester, Montgomery) Minority Chair of Housing and Urban Affairs, and the members of the Senate Democratic Caucus sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, fully...
Sen. Muth Announces Resolution Designating November as Military Sexual Assault Survivors Month in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg – September 2, 2020 – Sen. Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery) introduced today Senate Resolution SR359 which would designate the month of November 2020 as “Military Sexual Assault Survivors Month” in Pennsylvania. The resolution highlights statistics...
Senator Katie Muth Asks for Pause in all Drilling Near Marsh Creek Lake, Allow for Comprehensive, Independent Investigation
Royersford, Pa. − August 27, 2020 − Senator Katie Muth called for all drilling near the spill site at Marsh Creek Lake to be halted while the Department of Environmental Protection undergoes a comprehensive, independent investigation. Calls from residents in...
Sen. Muth Announces Nearly $4 Million in State Funding for Local Water and Sewer Projects
Royersford – August 17, 2020 – Sen. Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery) announced today that $3,908,755 in state grant funding has been awarded to local waterway and sewer improvement projects across her Senate district. “I am very excited that these local...
Legislators Call on Wolf Administration to Revoke Mariner East Pipeline Permits in Chester County
Harrisburg – August 2020 – State legislators representing five House districts and three Senatorial districts in Chester County have signed a letter to Secretary Patrick McDonnell of the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine of...
Muth, Innamorato Proposes Legislation to Protect Health, Environment
Bills would close the loophole allowing toxic drilling waste in Pennsylvania landfills Harrisburg, PA − August 13, 2020 − In the wake of a scathing Grand Jury report on the public health and environmental harms of fracking in Pennsylvania, state Rep. Sara Innamorato,...
Senator Muth Calls for Attorney General to Investigate Devereux Facilities Statewide
Royersford, Pa. – August 12, 2020 – On August 11th, the Philadelphia Inquirer released an article describing the atrocious story about the nation’s leading behavioral health nonprofit for children, Devereux Brandywine. This article came as a shock to many,...
Senator Muth Calls for Mariner East Permits to be Withdrawn, Following Multiple Dangerous Spills
Upper Uwchlan Township, Pa. − August 11, 2020 − Late yesterday afternoon, drilling fluid from a Mariner East horizontal directional drilling (HDD) site upstream of Marsh Creek State Park spilled into a tributary of Marsh Creek Lake and ultimately into the lake...
Senators Collett, Kearney, Muth, L. Williams Announce Bill to Suspend Per Diem Pay for Legislators During COVID-19 Pandemic
Harrisburg, Pa. - July 30, 2020 — Senators Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/BuckSenators Collett, Kearney, Muth, L. Williams Announce Bill to Suspend Per Diem Pay for Legislators During COVID-19 Pandemic s), Tim Kearney (D-26 Delaware/Chester), Katie Muth (D-44...
Policy Hearing on Worker Protection
Democratic State Legislators Host Virtual Joint Policy Committee Hearing on Worker Protections during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Harrisburg – July 22, 2020 – At the request of state Senators Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), Lindsey Williams (D- Allegheny) and state Representatives Elizabeth Fiedler (D- Philadelphia), Patrick Harkins (D- Erie) the Senate Democratic Policy Committee...
Senator Katie Muth Floor Remarks on House Bill 196
Senator Katie Muth Second Round Floor Remarks Opposing H.B. 196
Senator Muth Additional Remarks House Bill 732
Senator Muth House Bill 732 Remarks
Senator Muth’s Senate Floor Remarks on Redirecting
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...