Pa. state Rep. Tarik Khan rallies with SAG-AFTRA workers who are fighting for better working conditions and fair contracts against corporate greed. Read more
Over the past week, I met up several times with neighbors at Gorgas Park and Kelly Park to clean up the damage following the storms. Thanks to all the volunteers and neighbors who donate their time and labor to keep our community safe and beautiful! Read more
Next, Representative Khan’s District Office will hold remote office hours at the Falls of Schuylkill Library in East Falls on July 31st from 5 p.m. to 7:30 pm. You may also see him around town knocking doors to inform neighbors about the state services his office can assist with. For more information on upcoming events and legislative efforts, visit his office at 4001 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127, or call (215) 482-8726. Read more
On July 5th, my House colleagues and I traveled back to Harrisburg to vote “yes” to pass the state budget. The budget is an excellent opportunity to make significant investments in our community. As a graduate of K-12 Philadelphia public schools, education is a top priority for me and my Democratic caucus. We advocated and voted to pass historic education funding. $1 billion of the $45.5 billion budget will go to our K-12 schools. $100 million of this funding will be to “level up” our most underfunded schools. We added $125 million to help improve school facility safety. And all students, regardless of income, will receive universal free breakfast because of this budget, so no child in our public schools has to learn on an empty stomach. Well-nourished students perform better in school, and students who perform better in school get better jobs. No child will have the stigma of receiving breakfast at school because of their family’s income—all kids will receive this and will be more likely to eat these nutrient-rich meals. While visiting over 15,000 residences in our community during my campaign to be your state representative, I saw first-hand the need to support neighbors on a fixed income. For the first time in our state’s history, our budget secures state funding for the Whole Home Repair program—$50 million to help neighbors with safety repairs and accessibility modifications for their homes. This budget funds nearly Read more
State Rep. Tarik Khan said, "“I am horrified by the recent shootings over the last few months by “landlord-tenant officers” during evictions. Evictions are difficult times in neighbors’ lives and, when necessary, should be conducted humanely. I am proud to be working with Representatives Krajewski, Green, and Chairwoman Cephas to ensure compassion, safety, and transparency during the evictions process.” Read more
Dear Neighbors,This summer, my office is heading into the community to provide local support. July is full of events throughout our neighborhoods. In addition to our weekday office hours at 4001 Main Street in Manayunk, kindly see below four ways we are connecting with neighbors this July to bring state services to the community! Read more
Congratulations to East Falls Development Corporation on this critical grant & a huge thank you to my colleagues Senator Vincent Hughes and Rep. Roni Green for helping us make this moment possible! Read more
Recognizing the value of higher education, Pa. state Rep. Tarik Khan is working to keep tuition affordable at state-related universities like Penn State, Temple, Pitt, and Lincoln. That’s why Khan and his colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus voted to fund these schools. Unfortunately, House Republicans aligned to block state funding, leaving many parents, students and faculty unsure of their futures. Read more
This budget makes historic investments in our communities including helping neighbors to age in their homes, funding for school breakfasts to help ensure no child in our city goes hungry, and hundreds of millions in increased public school funding. Much more support is needed for our community, but I believe our ‘23-24 budget is a positive first step for our state. Read more
With overwhelming bipartisan support, Pa. state Rep. Tarik Khan is making playgrounds more ADA friendly. Khan’s bill would keep in mind the needs of all children when designing new playgrounds, including physical and mental disabilities. This legislation will make play spaces more inclusive for everyone. Read more
Long-awaited legislation that would limit the number of patients that hospitals can assign to an individual nurse passed in the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday with bipartisan support. Read more
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved a bill that would require nurse staffing minimums in hospitals, bringing the state closer to enacting a measure that proponents said will address patient safety and help retain nurses in bedside jobs. Read more
Having experienced unsafe staffing in his career, Pa. state Rep. Tarik Khan knows the value of adequate staffing in hospitals and other medical facilities. The Patient Safety Act legislation, which he helped to write and champion, promises to save lives and money across the Commonwealth, passed in the #PAHouse and will now go to the #PASenate for consideration. #SafeStaffing #PASNAP #Nurses #Nursing Read more
State Rep. Tarik Khan, D-Phila., reaffirmed his dedication to older adults and their caregivers and families this week with his bipartisan resolution dedicating June 2023 as “Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month in Pennsylvania.” Khan’s resolution passed the Pennsylvania House on a vote of 202-1 late Tuesday. “Our older adult population is growing rapidly, and we need to ensure we support these neighbors and their families, including those with Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases.” Khan said. Khan’s resolution was a call to action that critical scientific research must be funded to support people living with Alzheimer’s and their families. “Like we did when we set a goal to put a human on the moon in a decade, our nation can set a target to cure Alzheimer’s disease -- and achieve it,” Khan said. Khan hosted a news conference in the Capitol rotunda Wednesday morning to commemorate the passage of the resolution and fighting the darkness of Alzheimer’s on Wednesday, which was the longest day of the year. Khan was joined by representatives from the Alzheimer's Association, the Alzheimer's Research and Development Center at the University of Pennsylvania, the Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of Elders, and the family caregiver of a person who died from Alzheimer’s disease. The resolution was initially approved by the House Health Committee Read more
This year, I will prioritize requests for several vital items affecting our community— schools, services for people with disabilities, and crime-solving equipment and software for law enforcement. But the advocacy of one state representative has sparked my imagination about the power of one elected official. Read more
As a nurse practitioner himself, Pa. state Rep. Tarik Khan joined the Alzheimer’s Association to celebrate the passing of his House Resolution designating June 2023 as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, as well as honoring and supporting patients and advocates affected while continuously trying to find cures for the disease. Alzheimer’s impacts 55 million people worldwide and in the next 30 years the number of people living with it is expected to double. Read more
State Rep. Tarik Khan, D-Phila., yesterday voted to increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $15 by 2026. House Bill 1500 would increase the minimum wage in Pennsylvania to: $11 per hour on Jan. 1, 2024. $13 per hour on Jan. 1, 2025. $15 per hour on Jan. 1, 2026. “For four years, I supported myself by working several minimum-wage and near-minimum-wage jobs,” Khan said. “No one in Philadelphia can live on $7.25 an hour. I'm so proud that we were able to move the state closer to paying hard-working Pennsylvanians a living wage that can support them and their families." House Bill 1500 is a companion bill to S.B. 743 , introduced by state Sen. Dan Laughlin, chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee. The bill now moves on to the Senate for consideration. Read more
Pa. state Rep. Tarik Khan advocates for legislation that would allow local governments to generate needed revenue to expand and improve the public transportations systems operating in their communities. Read more
my Nurses Appreciation Month resolution passed unanimously out of the House Health Committee! As a working nurse, I know that nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system. I introduced this legislation with Rep. Bridget Kosierowski and Rep. JoAnne Stehr to honor nurses across the Commonwealth by establishing May 2023 as "Nurses Appreciation Month!" Read more
Our PA House majority took a significant step to deliver on life-saving gun reform. We passed H.B. 714, requiring ALL gun purchases to be processed through the background check system, not just handguns. And we passed H.B. 1018, the “red-flag law” empowering loved ones and law enforcement, with the approval of the court, to temporarily get guns out of the hands of people in crisis. Read more
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