Senator Nikil Saval Archives

Pennsylvania State Senators Call for ICE Out of Pennsylvania

June 9, 2026

In the face of increased ICE detentions and deportations, dozens of legislators, advocates, and community leaders gathered on the steps of Pennsylvania’s Capitol to demand that the General Assembly and the Commonwealth act swiftly to protect the safety of...

Senators Lindsey Williams, Nikil Saval, and Katie Muth Applaud House Committee Passage of Digital Ad Tax Legislation

June 3, 2026

Harrisburg, Pa. − June 3, 2026 − Senators Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia), and Katie Muth (D-Berks/Chester/Montgomery) applauded the House Finance Committee for passing HB 1678, Digital Advertising Tax, out of committee today. This...

Hundreds of Transit Riders, Advocates, Labor Leaders, and Businesses Rallied at the Capitol to Call for Dedicated State Funding to Restore and Stabilize Transit Across PA

June 4, 2025

Harrisburg, PA − June 4, 2025 − Today, as the General Assembly returned to session this week in the run-up to the passage of the 2025–2026 state budget, hundreds of transit riders, advocates, labor leaders, and businesses convened at the state Capitol to rally for full funding for transit across Pennsylvania.

Policy Committee Highlights Whole-Home Repairs Program in Pittsburgh

February 3, 2024

PITTSBURGH − February 3, 2024 – The Senate Democratic Policy Committee traveled to Pittsburgh yesterday to host two events to highlight the successes of Pennsylvania’s groundbreaking Whole-Home Repairs Program. Less than a year after the distribution of funds,...

Senate Democrats Call on Republicans to Immediately Prioritize Gun Violence Prevention Legislation and Appropriations

May 25, 2022

HARRISBURG – May 25, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania Senate Democrats wrote the following letter to Republican leaders in response to rampant gun violence and mass shootings that have become too common in the United States. Just this year, 215 mass shootings have...

Senate Dems Discuss Worker Misclassification Issues at Policy Hearing

November 15, 2021

PHILADELPHIA − November 15, 2021 – State Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), Chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, today joined Senators Nikil Saval, John Kane, Christine Tartaglione and Lindsey Williams to host a public hearing...

General Assembly Democrats, Local Leaders Across PA Call for Immediate Action on Toxic and Unsafe School Infrastructure

June 11, 2021

Statewide, PA − June 11, 2021 — As the projected state budget surplus surged to $3 billion and more than $7 billion in federal aid remains idled by inaction, Senate & House Democrats gathered in front of local schools across Pennsylvania on Friday to call...