The Shapiro administration is saying thousands of Pennsylvanians will be affected by the passage of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”.
Over 300-thousand Pennsylvania residents who are currently enrolled in Medicaid for their healthcare coverage would lose it under the spending proposal. The legislation is before the U.S. House after being modified and passed by the U.S. Senate. In addition to the Medicaid losses, 144-thousand residents of Pennsylvania could lose their food assistance.
Shapiro also said that 26,000 jobs in building trades will be threatened and $3 billion in investment could be lost in Pennsylvania due to energy sector-related cuts, and would add over $3 trillion to the national deficit.
Republicans who support the bill say the measures are necessary to avoid tax increases due to the expiration of tax rules, along with funding defense and border walls and making changes to eliminate alleged waste and fraud in Medicaid.
