E-Blast: Another transit funding bill, Adagio health awards and upcoming events

Rep. Gina H. Curry August 15, 2025 | 4:36 PM

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Hello Neighbors, Community Members and Friends,

This week, my House colleagues and I voted to fund transit for the fifth time this year. We have provided the state Senate with yet another option in these well overdue negotiations. We continue to answer their demands with an additional $325 million for roads and bridges across PA, without raising a cent in taxes. H.B. 1788 also address every concern bought by the other chamber. We have presented the Senate with a multitude of options to fund mass transit from SEPTA, to PRT, and all the trains, buses, and trolleys in between.

In the Greater Philadelphia Area, SEPTA is just days away from making these service cuts final. These cuts will take away vital transportation for thousands of people and make existing traffic issues exponentially worse. Local businesses, schools, community organizations and more will all suffer tremendous losses from these cuts. We are ready to save SEPTA, the Governor is ready to save SEPTA, it's time for the state Senate, to get back to work and vote for some kind of transportation funding.

The state Senate did reconvene this week to send back an amended version of House Bill 257 which sadly fell well short of providing a comprehensive transit budget. The state Senate just doesn’t get it. SEPTA riders cannot afford to lose a day of service. Making SEPTA choose between necessary updates or continuing service as-is, is a lose-lose scenario that we in the House will not approve. If we’re going to fund mass transit systems like SEPTA, PRT, and the many others in the state, we’re going to do it right.

Lastly, Team Curry would like to thank our interns Jay and Rachel and our staffer Nathaniel for their service to my district office! Jay and Rachel's intern period has come to an end and our staffer Nathaniel is leaving us for a new journey! We want to thank them all for their help and wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors!

Adagio Health Awards

All three co-founders of the PA Black Maternal Health Caucus received the great honor of being awarded Adagio Health's Legacies and Leadership Award. It was such a fun evening to be among some of the greatest leaders in Women's Health Equity such as BJ Leber, Dr. Margaret Larkins Pettigrew and of course, my colleagues state Reps. La'Tasha D. Mayes and Morgan Cephas who sadly couldn’t join us. This honor will go a long way in my heart and my mind as I continue to stay focused on legislative priorities and reforms around saving black moms from the horrible statistics that put them in harm's way when giving birth. This work is hard, but it is necessary! Thank you to the PABMHC and Adagio Health for making this great award a reality. I am truly honored! Now, let's continue to fight!

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Legislative Fellowship Program is accepting applications for the Spring 2026 Semester!

The Fellowship Program is based in Pennsylvania’s magnificent Capitol Building in Harrisburg. Fellows are assigned to work in House Standing Committees or House Leadership offices, are compensated for their work (which may also include college credit), and are provided the opportunities to draft and present their own legislation, attend meet-and-greets with various public officials and staff, and tour some of the Commonwealth’s historic public spaces, to name a few. The Spring semester will run from early January through early April.

To learn more about qualifications and how to apply, visit the link here.

Events By Rep. Curry

Thursday, September 4 from noon to 5 p.m.

Blood Drive presented by Rep. Gina Curry and Sen. Tim Kearney

East Lansdowne Borough Hall

We highly encourage people living with sickle cell disease to donate blood at this drive – donor blood for individuals living with sickle cell disease is in limited supply, making it harder for those with the disease to get emergency medical care.

Saturday, September 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Inspi-HER’d Field Day for Girls ages 4th through 8th grade

Naylors Run Park, Upper Darby

Events in the District

Saturday, August 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

DCHD Back to School Fair

Delaware County Wellness Center

125 Chester Ave., Yeadon, PA 19050

Registration is required for backpacks and immunizations.

You can register here or call the Wellness Line at 484-276-2100.

Thursday, August 28 at 7 p.m.

Overdose Awareness Vigil by Senators John Kane and Tim Kearney

Delaware County Courthouse

201 W. Front Street, Media

Thursday, Sept. 4 at 7 p.m.

Veterans can check out REBOOT Recovery for help dealing with emotional wounds. Meetings are Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. beginning Sept. 4 at Veterans Chapel in Morton. Any veteran from the county is invited.

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Sincerely,