PA House Majority Policy Committee
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The Republican war on immigration has left many Pennsylvania companies with a shortage of workers and soaring costs. They're asking for relief, fast.
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More industries want Trump’s help hiring immigrant labor after farms get a break • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
As food prices remain high, the Trump administration has made it easier for farmers to hire foreign guest workers and to pay them less. Now, other industries with large immigrant workforces also are a...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Republican war on immigration has left many Pennsylvania companies with a shortage of workers and soaring costs. They're asking for relief, fast.
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Teacher Shortage // MAJORITY POLICY POINT
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Teacher Shortage // MAJORITY POLICY POINT
The minimum wage will increase in 19 states next month…but not in PA. @pahousedems.com continue to fight to #RaiseTheWage:
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Dozens of cities, states hiking minimum wages in 2026 amid federal inaction (but not in Pa.) • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The minimum wage for workers will increase in 19 states and 49 cities and counties next month, with the wage floor reaching $15 per hour in dozens of localities, a new report found.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The minimum wage will increase in 19 states next month…but not in PA. @pahousedems.com continue to fight to #RaiseTheWage:
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Making sure seniors don't lose access to affordable prescription drugs just because their Social Security check got a little bigger - @reprivera.com's bill is now law:
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Shapiro signs into law Rivera bill to help seniors maintain Rx benefits
HARRISBURG, Nov. 24 — Today, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law state Rep. Nikki Rivera’s legislation that will ensure older Pennsylvanians do not lose their eligibility for the state’s prescription drug assistance programs due to Social Security cost-of-living...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Making sure seniors don't lose access to affordable prescription drugs just because their Social Security check got a little bigger - @reprivera.com's bill is now law:
www.pahouse.com/InTheNews/Ne...
www.pahouse.com/InTheNews/Ne...
“This is an area where we've seen Democrats and Republicans come together…because this is an issue that cuts across party lines...”
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New Pennsylvania child care funding aims to reopen classrooms and reduce waitlists
Pennsylvania’s newly passed state budget includes a new investment in child care — one leaders say is aimed squarely at the state’s ongoing staffing crisis and the families caught in it.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“This is an area where we've seen Democrats and Republicans come together…because this is an issue that cuts across party lines...”
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Affordability // MAJORITY POLICY POINT
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Affordability // MAJORITY POLICY POINT
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Trump Admin Threatens to Yank Food Stamps Funding From Pennsylvania & 21 Other Democratic-Led States | "[Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins] is once again weaponizing hunger by putting political talking points ahead of feeding seniors, children, veterans & Americans w/ disabilities." via @stateline.org
Trump Administration Threatens to Yank Food Stamps Funding From Pennsylvania and 21 Other Democratic-Led States - Bucks County Beacon
"Rather than address the rising cost of living, [Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins] is once again weaponizing hunger by putting political talking points ahead of feeding seniors, children, veter...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Trump Admin Threatens to Yank Food Stamps Funding From Pennsylvania & 21 Other Democratic-Led States | "[Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins] is once again weaponizing hunger by putting political talking points ahead of feeding seniors, children, veterans & Americans w/ disabilities." via @stateline.org
After years of profiteering off your property taxes, bipartisan reform has come for PA’s cyber charter schools.
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PA budget cuts cyber charter funding, adds oversight rules
Pennsylvania is home to 14 cyber charter schools, which have ballooned in popularity since the COVID pandemic.
www.spotlightpa.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
After years of profiteering off your property taxes, bipartisan reform has come for PA’s cyber charter schools.
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Thousands of unfilled childcare jobs in PA means there are parents who can’t get to work because there’s no one to watch their kids. @pahousedems.com included millions in the new budget to boost pay and fill those jobs:
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Delayed Pa. budget aims to tackle child care workforce crisis
Gov. Josh Shapiro, state lawmakers and child care leaders in Allegheny County on Monday touted the recently passed 2025-26 bipartisan budget deal for providing...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Thousands of unfilled childcare jobs in PA means there are parents who can’t get to work because there’s no one to watch their kids. @pahousedems.com included millions in the new budget to boost pay and fill those jobs:
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940,000 Pennsylvanians will get up to $800 back in their pockets because of the new Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit.
These are parents and families who are just trying to keep their heads above water amid the economic chaos and rising prices created by Donald Trump.
These are parents and families who are just trying to keep their heads above water amid the economic chaos and rising prices created by Donald Trump.
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Improving Our Schools // MAJORITY POLICY POINT
December 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Improving Our Schools // MAJORITY POLICY POINT
Democrats earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and Republicans took it away.
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‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away
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December 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Democrats earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and Republicans took it away.
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Cutting red tape - a @repciresi.com bill to make things easier for heirs after the passing of a loved one has been signed into law:
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Shapiro signs into law Ciresi legislation to expand access to simplified unclaimed property claims, further help heirs following the death of a loved one
HARRISBURG, Nov. 25 – On Monday, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law state Rep. Joe Ciresi’s legislation that will make it easier and less expensive for Pennsylvanians to claim property that is rightfully theirs — and reduce the financial burden following the death of a...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Cutting red tape - a @repciresi.com bill to make things easier for heirs after the passing of a loved one has been signed into law:
www.pahouse.com/Ciresi/InThe...
www.pahouse.com/Ciresi/InThe...
The recently passed PA budget saw @pahousedems.com includes $5 million for disease research - for @repkylemullins.com, that life-saving investment is personal.
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Rep. Kyle Mullins secures $5 million for neurodegenerative disease research after losing his father to ALS
State Rep. Kyle Mullins’ father died from ALS in 2022. That loss motivated him to fight for neurodegenerative disease research through legislative action. He helped secure $5 million in the state budg...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The recently passed PA budget saw @pahousedems.com includes $5 million for disease research - for @repkylemullins.com, that life-saving investment is personal.
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Business Growth & Job Creation // MAJORITY POLICY POINT
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Business Growth & Job Creation // MAJORITY POLICY POINT
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Biden gave homeowners big bucks to upgrade homes & lower electric bills. Trump ends it in 2026.
If you take advantage of the program before year end, the rebate can help cover your increased costs from tariffs and Trumpflation.
If you take advantage of the program before year end, the rebate can help cover your increased costs from tariffs and Trumpflation.
Time is running out to take advantage of tax credits that lower the cost of home improvements to help your household use less energy.
A tax credit for home insulation, air conditioners and heat pumps ends soon. Here’s what to know
Time is running out to take advantage of tax credits that lower the cost of home improvements to help your household use less energy.
www.wesa.fm
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Biden gave homeowners big bucks to upgrade homes & lower electric bills. Trump ends it in 2026.
If you take advantage of the program before year end, the rebate can help cover your increased costs from tariffs and Trumpflation.
If you take advantage of the program before year end, the rebate can help cover your increased costs from tariffs and Trumpflation.
Biden gave homeowners big bucks to upgrade homes & lower electric bills. Trump ends it in 2026.
If you take advantage of the program before year end, the rebate can help cover your increased costs from tariffs and Trumpflation.
If you take advantage of the program before year end, the rebate can help cover your increased costs from tariffs and Trumpflation.
Time is running out to take advantage of tax credits that lower the cost of home improvements to help your household use less energy.
A tax credit for home insulation, air conditioners and heat pumps ends soon. Here’s what to know
Time is running out to take advantage of tax credits that lower the cost of home improvements to help your household use less energy.
www.wesa.fm
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Biden gave homeowners big bucks to upgrade homes & lower electric bills. Trump ends it in 2026.
If you take advantage of the program before year end, the rebate can help cover your increased costs from tariffs and Trumpflation.
If you take advantage of the program before year end, the rebate can help cover your increased costs from tariffs and Trumpflation.
Reposted by PA House Majority Policy Committee
President Trump promised to lower prices on “day 1.” He has failed.
Prices on everything from rent, health care, groceries, utilities and more are rising — and it’s hurting working families’ budgets across the country. https://cnb.cx/4inRHL9
Prices on everything from rent, health care, groceries, utilities and more are rising — and it’s hurting working families’ budgets across the country. https://cnb.cx/4inRHL9
Consumer confidence hits lowest point since April as job worries grow
The board's Consumer Confidence Index slumped to 88.7, a drop of 6.8 points from the prior month for its lowest reading in seven months.
www.cnbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
President Trump promised to lower prices on “day 1.” He has failed.
Prices on everything from rent, health care, groceries, utilities and more are rising — and it’s hurting working families’ budgets across the country. https://cnb.cx/4inRHL9
Prices on everything from rent, health care, groceries, utilities and more are rising — and it’s hurting working families’ budgets across the country. https://cnb.cx/4inRHL9
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NEW: Pittsburgh Public Schools, Indiana Area, Leechburg & Ligonier Valley school districts have sued the state education department and Pennsylvania's largest cyber school. ✍🏼 by Jillian Forstadt and me @wesa.fm:
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Pittsburgh Public Schools and three other districts are suing Pa.’s largest cyber charter school
Pittsburgh Public Schools and three other districts are suing CCA and the Pennsylvania Department of Education, for allegedly violating students’ constitutional right to a “thorough and efficient” edu...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
NEW: Pittsburgh Public Schools, Indiana Area, Leechburg & Ligonier Valley school districts have sued the state education department and Pennsylvania's largest cyber school. ✍🏼 by Jillian Forstadt and me @wesa.fm:
www.wesa.fm/education/20...
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Democrats Deliver Tax Cuts // MAJORITY POLICY POINT
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Democrats Deliver Tax Cuts // MAJORITY POLICY POINT
After federal food aid cuts earlier this year, @repamen.com used his @padempolicy.bsky.social hearing to focus on hunger in PA. In the recently passed PA budget, @pahousedems.com delivered more funding for food banks and hungry families.
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
After federal food aid cuts earlier this year, @repamen.com used his @padempolicy.bsky.social hearing to focus on hunger in PA. In the recently passed PA budget, @pahousedems.com delivered more funding for food banks and hungry families.
Cutting taxes for working families - @pahousedems.com and @governor.pa.gov are getting stuff done 💪🏾
I was proud to support the new state-level Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit in the state budget. Check out this online calculator to help you determine whether you qualify and, if so, how much you could receive.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Cutting taxes for working families - @pahousedems.com and @governor.pa.gov are getting stuff done 💪🏾
Slashing Wasteful Spending // MAJORITY POLICY POINT
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Slashing Wasteful Spending // MAJORITY POLICY POINT
“We shouldn’t be asking people to delay the start of potentially life-saving treatments because the cost of a final diagnosis is too high.” - @repcurry.com
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Bill requiring insurance coverage of breast cancer diagnostic imaging sent to governor’s desk
HARRISBURG, Nov. 21 – State Rep. Gina H. Curry, D-Delaware, celebrated the passage of legislation that will require insurance policies to cover all medically necessary diagnostic breast exams, a move that will significantly lower patient costs.Senate Bill 88, which was introduced...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“We shouldn’t be asking people to delay the start of potentially life-saving treatments because the cost of a final diagnosis is too high.” - @repcurry.com
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Helping Families Thrive // MAJORITY POLICY POINT
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Helping Families Thrive // MAJORITY POLICY POINT