Josh Shapiro Blasts House Republicans for ‘Ripping Away’ Medicaid and SNAP From Pennsylvanians

Josh Shapiro blasts House Republicans for ‘ripping away’ Medicaid and SNAP from Pennsylvanians

PHILADELPHIA — Lashing out at Republicans for proposing to “rip away” Medicaid and SNAP benefits from Pennsylvanians, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Friday that the commonwealth would be unable to replace lost funding for those programs should President Donald Trump ‘s…

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Vulnerable PA House Republicans Slammed for Voting With Their Party Bosses To Cut Medicaid, Fund Billionaire Tax Cuts

Inquirer: “For Pennsylvania’s Republican representatives in swing districts, though, the votes immediately become fodder” PoliticsPA: “Expect the ramifications of the early AM vote on Thursday to be felt until November of next year” The Keystone: “PA Republicans vote to cut taxes for billionaires, take healthcare away from their own communities” A wave of local news coverage is torching vulnerable Pennsylvania Republicans Brian Fitzpatrick, Rya…

Chris Deluzio Warns How GOP Medicaid Cuts Will Harm Rural PA

Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-Allegheny) warns that the Republican Party’s Medicaid cuts will harm rural Pennsylvania and force hospitals, nursing homes, and senior centers to close in order to pay for President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. US House Republicans passed a budget bill on Thursday that cuts Medicaid by $698 billion, with all of Pennsylvania’s nine congressional republicans voting in favor of the bill. Medicaid provides 2 million Pennsylv…

Gov. Shapiro pushes back against federal cuts to Medicaid/SNAP, pushes for Health System Protection Act - MoreThanTheCurve

Governor Josh Shapiro of Abington Township has been criticizing the Trump administration’s bill which could affect Medicaid and SNAP benefits should it become law. Medicaid, a federal-state partnership that helps pay for the health care of low-income people and long-term nursing care, has three million enrollees in Pennsylvania, which cost the state roughly $41 billion in 2024. This included a significant portion from the federal government (63.…