
Harrisburg, PA – July 3, 2025 – Today, the US Congress adopted the National Policy Project of President Trump In the vote 218-214sending him to the desk for his last signature. It is estimated that 300,000 Pennsylvania will lose Medicaid, and over 143,000 will lose. Federal analyzes came to the conclusion that this law would represent the greatest transfer of wealth from the poorest Americans to the richest in US history.
The Democratic Senate Club in Pennsylvania is an alarm on the catastrophic effects that this bill would have on Pennsylwanians From February. Earlier this spring, Senators Costa and Hughes organized a round table Hear from doctors, hospitals, insurers, employees and students with the tragic consequences that cuts in Medicaid would have access to healthcare in Pennsylvania. . Kaucus organized one press conference on June 2 AND Another June 30 To augment the urgency of the detention of the national Trump politics account.
In response to the Act on national policy, Trump finally adopted the national policy of the Senate Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) releases the following statement:
“We entered the gloomy, gloomy novel chapter in the history of America and I am very disappointed and very concerned. No senator or representative who voted for care from our elderly, hospitals from our communities, and food from our tables should never know peace – let the shame and wine do not follow them throughout all days of life. This is not America I knew.
“My faith tells me that our Holy Duty is to feed the hungry, care for the ailing and assist those in need. In my years of political service I have never witnessed such cowardly and destroying such joy.
I am really worried about families who will have to live – or die – the consequences of the greed of these leaders. It’s a shameful, shameful day. The road will above all be long and painful, but our club is in this fight for care and food to the bitter end. “
As the budget negotiations for the financial year in 2025–26, the Senate Democrats were clear that there were no financial resources to satisfy the lost federal funds, leading to the potential closing of hospitals and reduced care for seniors and disabled residents of Pennsylvania. Governor Shapiro pointed out that Pennsylvania may not be able to keep the SNAP program anymoreConsidering how Trump’s national account rewrite the financing formula. Yesterday, Pennsylvania feeding also explained that the charity food network “will not be able to keep up with a growing need.”
Learn more about the involvement of the Democrats Senate in high -quality, inexpensive healthcare for every Pennsylvania here.
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