Brian Fitzpatrick is only Pa. Republican to oppose Trump’s budget bill
The collar county congressman objected to Medicaid cuts added by the U.S. Senate.
Jul
2025
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Jun
2025
27
Democrats are trying to figure out what to do about John Fetterman. One of them is stepping up
Democrats figure prominently in their national effort to push back on President Donald Trump, but also in their struggle to figure out what to do about U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, who is under fire from rank-and-file Democrats for being willing to cooperate with Trump.
Jun
2025
5
Pennsylvania is suing the USDA over cutting funding to a $1 billion food aid program for states
Pennsylvania sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, saying the agency, under President Donald Trump, had illegally cut off funding to it through a program designed to distribute more than $1 billion in aid to states to purchase food from farms for schools, child care centers, and food banks.
May
2025
29
Scott Perry doesn’t believe work policy will cost constituents Medicaid access
Republican Congressman Scott Perry claimed that those who truly require coverage won’t lose it, but work restrictions may kick millions of Americans off of Medicaid.
May
2025
27
Scott Perry sends stunning letter to a mother who advocated for her disabled son
A constituent who cares for her disabled son speaks out about a letter she received from Scott Perry’s office after he voted for cuts to Medicaid.
May
2025
22
PA Republicans vote to cut taxes for billionaires, take healthcare away from their own communities
Pennsylvania’s Republican House members voted to cut health care coverage and food assistance for constituents in order to fundPresident Donald Trump’s tax cuts that benefit corporations and billionaires.
May
2025
18
Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
Former President Joe Biden was seen by doctors last week after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule were found. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone.
May
2025
15
Republican Medicaid cuts mean hospital closures and maternal health deserts for rural Pennsylvanians
Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians will lose coverage if Republicans push through their $625 billion cut to Medicaid.
May
2025
15
Dozens of members of Congress, including from Pa., plead with Trump to unfreeze FEMA grants
Pa. GOP Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick was among the lawmakers who spearheaded efforts in the House.
May
2025
15
Pa. and other states on the hook for billions under U.S. House GOP bill making them help pay for SNAP
The bill would require states, for the first time, to cover part of the cost of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits that help 42 million Americans afford groceries.
