ICYMI: Boyle, Evans, Scanlon Call on Trump and Johnson to Reopen the Government, Fund SNAP
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, joined Representatives Dwight Evans (PA-03) and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) in calling on Speaker Johnson to immediately reconvene the House of Representatives and bring Members back into voting session.
“It is absolutely astounding that for over six weeks now, the House of Representatives has been shut,” said Boyle. “Those who are on the Obamacare exchange here in Pennsylvania, called Pennie, have seen their premiums skyrocket. In addition to that, because of this government shutdown 41 million Americans who rely on SNAP now are not getting it. So, I'm proud again to stand here with my colleagues, Dwight and Mary Gay, to speak with one voice to call on Speaker Johnson to immediately reopen the House of Representatives.”
Together, Philadelphia’s three U.S. Representatives visited Bebashi – Transition to Hope’s Philadelphia food pantry and urged the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP and comply with the federal court rulings that found President Trump illegally blocked food assistance. The Representatives were joined by Sebrina Tate, President and CEO of Bebashi - Transition to Hope. At today’s press conference, Boyle also slammed the devastating food assistance cuts in Trump’s Big Ugly Law.
“Just a few months ago, right before the 4th of July, despite our no votes the House of Representatives and Senate passed, and President Trump signed a bill that includes the largest cuts to health care in American history,” Boyle continued. “Also in that piece of legislation, $187 billion worth of cuts to SNAP food assistance, also the largest in American history. Why? To help pay for tax breaks that mostly go to the top 1%.”
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