Washington, May 5 -- Congressman Brendan F. Boyle issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Rep. Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the US House Budget Committee, and state Rep. Anthony Bellmon (D-Phila.) held a news conference at the Pennsylvania State Capitol to announce new legislation and a joint effort to stop the Trump administration's Medicaid cuts from hurting Pennsylvanians.
In 2025, the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress passed Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill Act," which implements over $1 trillion in cuts from Medicaid and other safety-net programs. Pennsylvania is expected to lose over 300,000 people's Medicaid coverage.
With these Medicaid cuts set to begin at the end of this year, Boyle and Bellmon ann...