Fetterman Votes ‘Hell No’ on ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ McCormick Votes ‘Yes’

Pace of Pa. budget talks hit by 'big beautiful bill' as Gov. Josh Shapiro slams cuts to Medicaid, SNAP

Two days after Pennsylvania missed a constitutionally-mandated June 30 state budget deadline for the fourth year in a row, contentious debate over a major...

Fetterman, McCormick divided as GOP narrowly passes ‘big beautiful bill’

By Benjamin Kail, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick have formed a strong personal and working relationship this year, but their bipartisanship didn’t extend to President Donald Trump’s and Republicans’ tax and spending plan, which passed Tuesday along party lines. The vote was 51-50, with Republicans needing Vice President JD Vance to cast the tiebreaker. The bill now goes to the House. Democrats w…

Fetterman votes ‘hell no’ on ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ McCormick votes ‘yes’

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman on Tuesday voted against the GOP-backed “Big Beautiful Bill,” saying it “blows up debt, guts Medicaid and SNAP and hands tax breaks to the top 0.1%.”

Fetterman was a ‘hell no’ vote on Trump’s budget bill, McCormick ‘proud’ to back it

Pennsylvania’s two U.S. senators split their votes on the controversial Trump tax bill that cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid, while giving billions in tax breaks, mostly for the wealthy.

Big Beautiful Bill splits Pa.'s senators, positions Shapiro and Meuser in polar opposites

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s contingent to the U.S. Senate split on the One Big Beautiful Bill, with Republican Dave McCormick saying he was “proud” to vote in favor of President Donald Trump’s keystone legislation while Democrat John Fetterman emphasized his vote…

Fetterman Votes 'Hell No' as Vice President Breaks Senate Tie to Advance Sweeping GOP Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a dramatic and deeply divided vote on Tuesday, Vice President Vance cast the decisive ballot to pass the sweeping reconciliation measure known as H.R. 1, or the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, through the U.S. Senate. The final vote split evenly at 50–50, underscoring the sharp partisan rift over the bill’s far-reaching implications. Among those breaking from party lines was U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), who delivered an …