Pittsburgh, Pa. − April 10, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Democratic Chair of the Senate Education Committee, issued this statement following Governor Josh Shapiro’s announcement that he is suing the Trump Administration over the early termination of ESSER funds to school districts:

“I am grateful to Governor Shapiro for stepping in and pursuing legal action on behalf of school districts, students, and taxpayers across Pennsylvania. These districts were relying on millions of federal dollars to make repairs and upgrades to facilities, provide mental health supports to students, purchase needed supplies, and continue their work of educating our students. Pulling the rug out from under these districts – a $15 million rug in the case of Pittsburgh Public Schools alone—is especially cruel in light of ongoing threats to public education and other federal funds being threatened or cut by the Trump Administration. We cannot stand by and watch our children’s education and their futures being sacrificed in the name of further tax cuts for the richest people in the world.”

Harrisburg, PA − April 2, 2025 − Senate Democrats held a press conference on Wednesday to kick off Fair Housing Month, observed nationally every April, and call for state action on Housing.

National Fair Housing Month celebrates the passage of the Fair Housing Act, a national law that prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, and gender. The Act was passed in 1968 and amended in 1988 to include protections for people with disabilities and families with children. However, the current presidential administration has begun to roll back the incredible progress of the Fair Housing Act and has terminated grants to organizations that enforce the Fair Housing Act nationwide.

HARRISBURG, PA – March 31, 2025 – A group of Pennsylvania Senators has reintroduced a set of bills designed to reduce the barriers transgender Pennsylvanians face when legally changing their names. Known as the Name Change Reform Package, the legislative effort championed by Senators Amanda M. Cappelletti, Katie Muth, Tim Kearney, and Lindsey Williams, includes five bills aimed at making the process more accessible, affordable, and secure—particularly for transgender individuals, who often face significant hurdles under the current system.

PITTSBURGH, PA − March 20, 2025 − Today, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order which begins the process of dismantling the US Department of Education.

In condemning this unconstitutional action, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa and Senate Democratic Education Chair Lindsey Williams issue the following joint statement: “We are appalled that President Trump, Elon Musk, and their billionaire cronies have taken the unconstitutional and unprecedented step of dismantling the US Department of Education, and moreover, that they have barely attempted to disguise their flagrant raiding of our children’s futures to line their own pockets.