Critics of the potential local 287(g) partnership raised concerns over racial profiling, wrongful arrests, lack of due process, and community safety. However, supporters also turned out raising the issues of human trafficking, crime, and alleged treason.
Gallego travels to Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District and will be joined by Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, who is running against Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, “to engage the constituents Fitzpatrick is ignoring as he backs his party’s reckless budget resolution.”
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
“We want him [Fitzpatrick] to stand for the rule of law, which means due process for anyone being removed from our country, and we want him to publicly denounce these abuses and fight to ensure that constitutional rights are upheld for everyone.”
An independent abuse report found non-verbal Jamison Elementary School students were subjected to physical punishment and neglect. Whether people will be fired or criminally charged is up in the air.
About $1.6 billion in federal funding is at risk for Pennsylvania, with SNAP and Title I school free lunches among the hardest hit programs.
The nonprofit housing organization has been focused on making home ownership and home retention possible for lower income earners.
“For all intents and purposes, the funding for the rest of this fiscal year is unavailable,” said Maryam Phillips, executive director of Hosting Solutions and Library Consulting (HSLC).
“Fact-based, independent journalism is the backbone of engaged communities and informed civic discourse,” said Associated Press Fund for Journalism CEO Rachel White.
Buried within the bill is language that would create federal education private school vouchers and provide a tax dodge for the wealthy while eroding the public school system in favor of taxpayer-subsidized discrimination.
“I’m extraordinarily disappointed and angry that the majority of the board chose to ignore the very real concerns and wishes of their constituents in an apparent bid to further their own agendas,” said Nicole Lynch, a Centennial parent from Southampton Township.
“It is infuriating that Republicans in Congress are willing to make our children go hungry so they can give tax breaks to the already rich,” Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig told States Newsroom.
Funding is running out for a federal rental assistance program, putting families across the commonwealth at risk of eviction.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates this budget will cut $698 billion in Medicaid spending, causing approximately 8.6 million people to lose their health care coverage. It will also result in 3 million less people a month receiving SNAP food stamps benefits.
