PA GOP congressmen say they'll protect Medicaid and SNAP

[Deminpenn]

This is from the front page of the conservative Pgh Tribune-Review

https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pa-republican-says-hell-look-for-budget-savings-while-protecting-medicaids-core-mission/

“I have heard the concerns of many of my constituents about the Medicaid program,” said U.S. Rep. John Joyce, R-Altoona, who serves as vice chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

About 166,000 people in Joyce’s sprawling congressional district are on Medicaid, according to state Department of Human Services data. That amounts to nearly 22% of his constituents. Nationwide, nearly 80 million people receive their health care through Medicaid.

“I remain committed to supporting Medicaid’s core mission of providing access and care to low-income children, pregnant women and individuals with disabilities, and I will work to protect this core mission throughout the budget resolution process,” Joyce said.

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U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Centre County, who chairs the Agriculture Committee, said food stamps won’t be cut.

Joyce and Thompson's districts cover a huge chunk of the "T" in Pennsylvania.

PA-15, Thompson's district goes from the the counties abutting PA-16 (the western PA/eastern OH border) , and includes 2/3rs of the PA northern border counties and all to just south of State College/Penn State.. Save for Centre county around State College, it's poor and rural and voted heavily for Trump.

PA-13, Joyce's district is below Thompson's and consists of about the middle third of the southern PA/MD border (Mason-Dixon Line) and above that through the western Allegheny Mtns. It includes the cities of Altoona and Johnstown as well as Gettysburg in Adams county which is probably the most economically prosperous county in the district. The rest is poor and rural. This diestric also went heavily for Trump, in the 65-70%+ vicinity.