HARRISBURG, PA − July 1, 2025 − On Tuesday, the US Senate passed President Trump’s landmark domestic policy package by a vote of 51-50, sending it back to the US House of Representatives before it goes to the President’s desk. This bill will slash funding to critical programs such as Medicaid and SNAP while increasing the national debt and reducing taxes for the wealthiest Americans.
In response, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) releases the following statement:
“My heart is broken and full of rage as I try to make sense of how fifty US Senators and the Vice President of the United States could bring themselves to rip care and food away from the people who entrusted them to fight for their best interests. I am struggling to imagine what will happen to Pennsylvania’s families when hospitals shutter, pantries are empty, and care is inaccessible. While Republicans in Washington are patting each other on the back today, this fight is not over yet. Pennsylvanians have the power to call their congressional representatives and share their stories and continue to demand that our leaders stand up for Care, not Cuts. My colleagues in the Senate Democratic Caucus and I are on the frontlines of this fight with you in the face of unspeakable cruelty.”
The Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus gathered in the East Wing Rotunda yesterday, June 30, to decry the impacts these cuts would have on Pennsylvanians, including threatening the healthcare access of at least 300,000 Pennsylvanians who rely on Medicaid and 140,000 Pennsylvanians who rely on SNAP.
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