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Schlossberg: Compromise budget strengthens region, gets stuff done for PA

Rep. Mike Schlossberg    November 12, 2025 | 1:17 PM

HARRISBURG, Nov. 12 -- After a prolonged budget stalemate between the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Pennsylvania Senate, state Rep. Mike Schlossberg celebrated today’s passage of a compromise budget for 2025-26 after casting a vote in favor of it.

“This budget represents our continued efforts to ensure fair funding for Parkland and Allentown schools, invests in critically needed mental health care, reduces costs for Pennsylvanians and gets stuff done in Pennsylvania,” Schlossberg said.

The centerpiece of the budget compromise is investment in education at every level, including K-12 and higher education, key priorities for Schlossberg.

“We continue our historic work to address funding for our local school districts so they can make investments in the future of our students,” he said. “The progress our schools make for students will only continue to strengthen our region as a great place to call home, work and do business.”

Other priorities for Schlossberg are addressed as the final proposal helps more Pennsylvanians access quality, affordable health care, creates a safe and healthy environment for all Pennsylvanians, and makes Pennsylvania a leader in job creation and economic innovation for a stronger economy. Finally, the budget supports our veterans, invests in public safety, addresses challenges our farmers face, and combats food insecurity that has become all to prevalent with threats to federal food programs.

“This process has taken entirely too long, reflecting the challenges and reality of governing in divided times,” Schlossberg said. “With the turmoil in Washington, D.C. and the resolve of the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans under justifiable scrutiny, voters across Pennsylvania issued a strong statement last week at the ballot box. I hope my colleagues in Harrisburg heard it as a repudiation of the divisive and destructive politics that has broken Washington and threatens the American economy and jobs of hard-working Pennsylvanians. This compromise needs to be the start of our work to make sure the same does not overtake Harrisburg the same way it overtook Washington.”