PBPC Statement on the AHCA Vote
HARRISBURG – Marc Stier, Director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, made the following statement following today’s passage...
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ACA Repeal Puts Pennsylvanians Who Work for Large Corporations At Risk
The disastrous implications of the GOP health care bill are becoming ever more apparent, especially for those who get...
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They Can’t Buy Us Off
We are hearing today that the Trump administration is “buying off” support from members of Congress for the bill...
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Last Chance for Sen. Toomey to Vote with Main St. Savers on Retirement Security
We hear from our friends in Washington DC that a U.S. Senate vote on a House Joint Resolution (H.J....
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Why Representative Tim Murphy Should Oppose the Republican Health Care Bill
Representative Tim Murphy (R-PA18) has been one of the most important advocates for mental health and addiction care in...
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Trump is Wrong: the AHCA Will Make Health Insurance Unaffordable for Those with Pre-Existing Conditions
President Tump discovered not too long ago that Health Care is hard. So it’s no wonder he doesn’t always...
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Why Representative Thompson Should Vote No on the Health Care Bill
Rep. Glenn Thompson’s Background, Consequences for Constituents Are Reasons to Vote “No” on GOP Health Care Bill Given his...
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The New Version of the GOP Health Care Bill Is Even Worse Than the Last One
Having failed to enact a plan that would lead 24 million Americans and 1.1 million in PA to lose...
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Our Upside-Down Tax System
The Pew Research Center released the findings from a recent survey (conducted April 5-11, 2017) that shows an increasing...
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Attacks on Public Sector Workers Hurt Working People and Benefit the Rich
Republican lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House and Senate continue to promote bills that would reduce the power of public...
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Health Care Again
Health Care Again News reports indicate that, as many of us had feared, the Republicans in Congress and President...
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Facts, Not Hysteria, About the Soda Tax
Co-authored by Diana Polson. The reaction of the beverage industry to the Philadelphia soda tax continues to be self-centered,...
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