Stephanie Meyer, LSW

NEW: We're suing the Trump Administration yet again to protect affordable housing. I just filed a lawsuit to challenge the Trump Administration’s decision to unlawfully cut over $100 million used to provide access to housing for our most vulnerable Pennsylvanians. No one should be thrown out onto the street because of the political games in Washington — we’re stepping up to fight for the funding Pennsylvania is owed and ensure everyone has access to safe, affordable housing.

Last year, I came to Downtown Pittsburgh to announce an historic $600M plan to revitalize the Golden Triangle and help it reach its full potential. Join me for a status report on the progress we’ve made to make Downtown a cleaner and safer place to live. teapawt.net/i/broadcasts/1ZkJzZodM…

Every member of congress who votes for this reconciliation bill will be voting to cut Medicaid coverage and food assistance for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians. The impact of this vote would be devastating — and it will be on them.

Too many families have watched loved ones suffer from neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, ALS, and Parkinson’s. But with some of the top research institutions in the world calling our Commonwealth home, it’s past time we put them to work conducting groundbreaking research into these neurodegenerative diseases — research that can save lives and make Pennsylvania a leader in this fight.  Today, we took the next step toward making this a reality. I’m proud that, thanks to the leadership of @RepKyleMullins and @RepBryanCutler, the House overwhelmingly passed a bill to establish a Neurodegenerative Disease Research Program here in the Commonwealth, which I called for in my budget. This research will have a real impact — so let's keep working together to get this done.

No matter what you look like, where you come from, or who you love, you’ll always have a home here in Pennsylvania.

This morning, every single Republican member of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation voted to cut healthcare and food assistance from hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians and speed up the closure of dozens of rural hospitals across our Commonwealth – all while increasing our national deficit by $2.3 trillion. I know there is usually a lot of noise and rhetoric coming out of DC, but what they did this morning has a very real impact on Pennsylvania. Let me explain: This bill shifts $1 billion in food assistance costs from the federal government onto our state budget. We cannot make up those dollars and as a result, at least 140,000 Pennsylvanians could lose access to assistance they need to put food on the table. Over 300,000 Pennsylvanians could lose Medicaid coverage – meaning that after a decade of our hard work to reduce the number of uninsured Pennsylvanians by nearly 50%, we will go backwards and 10% of our Medicaid population will lose coverage and become uninsured. This will raise health care costs for all Pennsylvanians – including those with private insurance. We have 25 rural hospitals operating on a deficit, struggling to survive and relying significantly on Medicaid – this bill would put more strain on them and threaten the closure of hospitals in our rural communities. This is a bad bill and it will have negative and lasting impacts on our Commonwealth. Any lawmaker in DC who thinks the Commonwealth can backfill this massive hole they’ve created is wrong – and these cuts will have real life consequences for Pennsylvanians. As this heads to the Senate for a vote, I hope common sense and a concern for the people of Pennsylvania will prevail.

Join me and @LGAustinDavis in Allegheny County for an update on the Commonwealth's response to last night's storms and how we're working with local officials to help folks recover: youtube.com/watch?v=Qj66Yy7r…

We need to do more to ensure Pennsylvanians have access to safe, affordable housing. That’s why my budget increases funding for our largest and most flexible affordable housing tool, helps local communities fix permitting issues so we can build homes quicker, and invests $10 million to help first-time home buyers cover closing costs.

The price of housing is increasing all across our Commonwealth — and we have to do more to ensure folks have a place to call home and raise their families. That’s why my budget delivers $10 million to help first-time home buyers cover closing costs — so they can not only put a roof over their heads, but have a real chance to build generation wealth.

I’ve listened to folks across Pennsylvania who’ve dreamed of owning their own home but have struggled to find affordable, safe housing for them and their families. That’s why we’re creating our Commonwealth’s first Housing Action Plan to expand the number of affordable, accessible housing options here in Pennsylvania.