Senator Lindsey M. Williams Shares Constituent Stories of How Budget Impasse Hurts Pennsylvanians on Senate Floor

Harrisburg, PA − September 10, 2025 − As the Pennsylvania State Budget stalemate enters its third month, Senator Lindsey M. Williams used her time on the Senate Floor this week to highlight stories of Pennsylvanians who have been hurt by this impasse.

“Like all of my colleagues, I am hearing from individuals, families, and organizations from across my Senate District and across the state who are reaching out to share how the legislature’s failure to do our job is hurting them,” said Senator Williams. “Sharing their stories, in their own words, is a powerful reminder that this budget is more than just numbers on a spreadsheet: it is parents and children, schools and libraries, life-saving services for our friends and neighbors. I hope the Senate returns to Session sooner than our scheduled October 20th date pass a budget and fund the programs that our fellow Pennsylvanians need and deserve.”

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Senator Lindsey M. Williams Issues Statement Criticizing Senate Republicans for Playing Games with State Budget & Public Transit

Harrisburg, PA (August 12, 2025) — Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Pittsburgh Regional Transit Board Member, issues the following statement following today’s Senate votes on transit funding and the FY2025-26 budget:

“Transit authorities and advocates across the state have long sounded the alarm that public transit is in a dire financial situation. As a Board member of Pittsburgh Regional Transit and a member of the Senate Transportation Committee, I have been clear that Pennsylvanians across all 67 counties deserve public transit that gets them where they need to go every day.

But with the Pennsylvania budget nearly six weeks late and transit agencies across the state facing catastrophic route cuts, Senate Republicans returned to Harrisburg for a one-day stunt that cuts public transit funding across the Commonwealth instead of supporting it.

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Senator Lindsey M. Williams Issues Statement Criticizing Supreme Court Decision Allowing the Dismantling of Dept. of Education

Pittsburgh, PA − July 15, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Democratic Chair of the Senate Education Committee, issues this statement following yesterday’s Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump Administration to resume dismantling the Department of Education:

“Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision is a slap in the face to students, families, educators, and taxpayers across America.

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Senator M. Lindsey Williams Applauds PA House Passage of False Claims Act; Urges Senate Action

Pittsburgh, PA − July 10, 2025 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams applauds the Pennsylvania House for Wednesday’s bipartisan vote to pass HB 1697, the Taxpayer Prevention Against Fraud Act, sponsored by Rep. Frank Burns (D-72). HB 1697 creates a Pennsylvania False Claims Act, similar to Senator Williams’ SB 38, the Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Act for Taxpayer Accountability.

“There is a lot of conversation right now in Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg about Medicaid/Medicare fraud by individuals,” said Senator Williams. “But the reality is that the vast majority of taxpayer money lost to fraud is not the result of individuals receiving benefits. These major losses come from corporations intentionally lying and billing the state and federal governments for services that have not been rendered.

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Harrisburg, Pa. −July 10, 2024 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) released this statement today following Senate passage of HB 1993: “I was happy to vote for HB 1993, which will reform Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). This legislation will save...

Sen. Lindsey M. Williams’ Career and Technical Education Funding Bill Unanimously Passes Senate Education Committee

Harrisburg, Pa. − June 25, 2024 − Today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams’ Career and Technical Education Funding Bill passed the Senate Education Committee unanimously. Senate Bill 366 is co-prime sponsored by all six Senate members of the Basic Education Funding...

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