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Senate Passes Lifesaving, Bipartisan Breast Cancer Imaging Legislation

Senate Passes Lifesaving, Bipartisan Breast Cancer Imaging Legislation

HARRISBURG – June 24, 2025 − With broad bipartisan support, the Senate today approved legislation to strengthen Pennsylvania’s no-cost breast cancer screening law by ensuring diagnostic imaging is fully covered, removing financial barriers for patients. Sponsored by Sen. Frank Farry (R-6) and Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Bill 88 builds on the success of Act 1 of 2023, which provided no-cost preventive screenings for those at high risk.

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House and Senate Democrats Fight to Protect Medicaid and SNAP Funding, Call on Republicans to Break Silence

House and Senate Democrats Fight to Protect Medicaid and SNAP Funding, Call on Republicans to Break Silence

HARRISBURG, PA − June 2, 2025 − On Monday, June 2, Senate and House Democrats banded together for a rally in the Capitol to raise awareness of the catastrophic impacts Trump’s budget proposal would have on Pennsylvania’s families. Together, Senators and Representatives called on their Republican colleagues to join them in defending access to care, medication, and healthy food that Trump and Musk’s DOGE cuts threaten to rip away.  

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Senate Democrats Continue to Sound Alarm on Catastrophic Impacts of Trump’s Reconciliation Bill on Healthcare, Hospitals, and Food Access Across Pennsylvania

Senate Democrats Continue to Sound Alarm on Catastrophic Impacts of Trump’s Reconciliation Bill on Healthcare, Hospitals, and Food Access Across Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, PA − June 30, 2025 − On Monday, June 30, members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus gathered in the East Wing Rotunda to draw attention to the urgency of stopping Trump’s domestic policy bill from becoming law. In its current form, the bill poses an existential threat to Medicaid, SNAP, and rural hospitals across Pennsylvania.

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“Stop the Billionaire Tax Giveaway” National Bus Tour Stops in Harrisburg

“Stop the Billionaire Tax Giveaway” National Bus Tour Stops in Harrisburg

Harrisburg, PA − June 24, 2025 − On Tuesday, June 24th Fair Share America, Pennsylvanians Together and Unrig our Economy brought the “Stop the Billionaire Tax Giveaway” national bus tour to Harrisburg’s Capitol Complex to highlight the devastating impact of the GOP’s budget and tax proposal on the Keystone State’s families, communities and economy.

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