State Senate Proposal Restores $500 Million in Budget Cuts

State Sen. Tim Solobay said the Republican proposal still leaves many working families without affordable child care or health insurance.

State Sen. Tim Solobay Wednesday credited the strong voice of Pennsylvanians shortchanged in the Corbett administration’s budget proposal with forcing the changes that were approved by the Senate, and urged citizens to continue the pressure. “The more people looked at the original budget proposal the less it looked like a plan for job growth and support for working families,” Solobay said. “That message came through loud and clear and went a long way toward molding the budget that passed today. There’s still work to do, but we’ll be doing it with momentum.” The $27.7 billion spending plan proposed by Senate Republicans Wednesday would restore $500 million of the shortsighted cuts proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett, but still leaves many working …

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