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“It is heartbreaking to see Congress embrace a budget bill that strips meals and health care away from children and families to fund massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and an unaccountable private school voucher program,” said PSEA President Aaron Chapin.
The bill is likely to reverse years of escalating health insurance rates in the country.
Both Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran and his Democratic challenger Danny Ceisler refused to comment on the appointment.
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” which Fitzpatrick has voted for is projected to kick nearly 12 million people off of Medicaid and cut over $260 billion in food aid.
"They're trying to send a message. They don't believe that taxpayer funding should be used for these children," said Amaya Garcia, who oversees education research at New America.
Opinion
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
Vance Luther Boelter was on a mission from God – or at least that’s the picture we have been able to glean from media reports, biographical information, and Boelter’s own statements, writes Logan Davis.
We're living through what will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the most shameful periods in U.S. history. Let's use the holiday to affirm our commitment to progress.
It is a disgrace that anyone should go to bed hungry at night, let alone children, writes the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee.
The Bucks County Beacons's reporting on Senate Bill 780 was incomplete and inaccurate, argues the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee in an OpEd.
Education
“It is heartbreaking to see Congress embrace a budget bill that strips meals and health care away from children and families to fund massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and an unaccountable private school voucher program,” said PSEA President Aaron Chapin.
"They're trying to send a message. They don't believe that taxpayer funding should be used for these children," said Amaya Garcia, who oversees education research at New America.
“Head Start has been called one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in American history and continuing this comprehensive program is a reason for hope,” said Adam Clark, region advocacy coordinator for Pennsylvania State Education Association.
Local resistance is blocking state legislation to bring Christian nationalism into public schools.
When school districts are required to overpay cyber charter tuition it means there are fewer resources available to invest in the education of their students.
Elections
As part of a civics project, a group of citizens gather to discuss pre-canvassing, early voting, and ID requirements. Their deliberations could shape pending legislation.
“The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” wrote Judge Denise J. Casper of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.
“I’m honored to have his support as we fight to flip this seat, restore the American Dream, and ensure working families can thrive,” said Bucks County Commissioner Harvie.
Twenty years into the program, millions of Americans still don’t have the right ID to board a plane. If similar dysfunction plays out in our elections, the stakes are much higher than a missed flight.
Just 17 percent of registered voters in Philadelphia showed up to the polls, while Bucks County fared slightly better with 25.8 percent.
A mere 25.8% of registered voters in the county voted yesterday.
Recent Votes:
- H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act July 3, 2025Vote: Passed 218/214 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: No
- H.Res. 566: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. July 3, 2025Vote: Passed 219/213 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
- H.Amdt. 40 (Foxx) to H.Res. 566: An amendment adding at the end of the resolution the language that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. July 3, 2025Vote: Agreed to 220/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Aye
- On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 566: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to … July 2, 2025Vote: Passed 214/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
