¶ Overview
Bresnahan repeatedly promised that he would not gut the benefits his neighbors relied on. Then voted for a bill that would kick 17 million Americans off their health insurance, including nearly 12 million Americans off of Medicaid. More than 30,000 Pennsylvanians in his district could lose their health coverage as a result of his vote.
¶ Despite Promising Not To Vote For A Bill That “Guts The Benefits My Neighbors Rely On,” Bresnahan Voted For Massive Cuts To Medicaid
¶ After Getting Elected To Congress, Bresnahan Promised He Would Not Support A Bill That Cut Medicaid
2/14/25: Bresnahan Promised He Would Not Vote For A Reconciliation Bill That Gutted Medicare Or Medicaid. According to a press release from Rep. Rob Bresnahan’s office, “Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the following statement in response to current budget reconciliation negotiations: ‘I ran for Congress under a promise of always doing what is best for the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania,’ said Rep. Bresnahan. ‘If a bill is put in front of me that guts the benefits my neighbors rely on, I will not vote for it. Pennsylvania’s Eighth District chose me to advocate for them in Congress. These benefits are promises that were made to the people of NEPA and where I come from, people keep their word.’ Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District is home to more than 200,000 Medicaid recipients, amounting to 25% of the district. Additionally, it is home to 66,000 Medicare recipients, and 190,000 Social Security recipients.” [Press Release - Rep. Rob Bresnahan, 2/14/25]
2/19/25: Bresnahan Joined A Letter To Speaker Johnson Urging Him To Not Cut Medicaid, Food Assistance And Pell Grants. According to Politico, "Eight House Republicans who are members of the Hispanic conference or represent large Hispanic populations are publicly pressing Speaker Mike Johnson to not slash Medicaid, food assistance and Pell Grants in his budget plan. The group’s new letter to Johnson Wednesday is a serious escalation of private concerns lawmakers have been airing in recent days. House GOP leaders are pressing for rank-and-file lawmakers to back the latest budget plan on the House floor next week — the next step to unlock their massive, party-line bill that spans energy, border and tax policy. GOP Reps. Tony Gonzales (Texas), Monica De La Cruz (Texas), David Valadao (Calif.), Juan Ciscomani (Ariz.), Rob Bresnahan (Pa.), Nicole Malliotakis (N.Y.), along with Dels. James Moylan of Guam and Kimberlyn King-Hinds of the Northern Mariana Islands, sent the letter to Johnson Wednesday. That means six voting members are further complicating Johnson’s plans." [Politico, 2/19/25]
¶ 2/25/25: Bresnahan Voted for The Republican Budget Resolution, Which Set up Future Sweeping Cuts to Medicaid
2/25/25: Bresnahan Voted For The FY 2025 Budget Framework That Included $2 Trillion In Cuts, Raised The Statutory Debt Limit By $4 Trillion, And Required House Committees To Recommend Legislation That Would Implement Trump’s Agenda. In February 2025, Bresnahan voted for, according to Congressional Quarterly, “the concurrent resolution that would recommend a budget for fiscal 2025 and budget levels through fiscal 2034. The resolution would assume minimum savings of $1.5 trillion over 10 years and 2.6 percent economic growth over the same period. It also would require the statutory debt limit to be raised by $4 trillion. It also would authorize the House Ways and Means Committee to increase deficits by $4.5 trillion over 10 years to extend the 2017 tax cuts and implement new tax cuts proposed by the White House. It also would provide instructions for the budget reconciliation process through which separate legislation could be considered and passed in the Senate via a simple majority vote. The measure would deliver instructions to 11 House committees to report legislation that would implement President Donald Trump’s agenda, such as expanding tax cuts and bolstering border security and immigration enforcement. The committees would be required to report their legislative recommendations to the House Budget Committee by March 27, 2025. It also would set a $2 trillion target for the spending cuts to be submitted to the House Budget Committee. The resolution also would stipulate that if the committees don't reach that target, the Ways and Means’ reconciliation instructions to increase the deficit by a maximum of $4.5 trillion would be decreased by the amount the other committees come in below the target. Similarly, it would stipulate that Ways and Means could increase the deficit above the $4.5 trillion level by the amount of savings the committees achieve above the $2 trillion target.” The vote was on passage. The House passed the resolution by a vote of 217 to 215. [House Vote 50, 2/25/25; Congressional Quarterly, 2/25/25; Congressional Actions, H. Con. Res. 14]
- HEADLINE: "House Republican Budget Takes Away Health Care, Food Aid To Pay For Expanded Tax Cuts For Wealthy" [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2/21/25]
- New York Times Reported The $880 Billion In Cuts Required By The Republican Budget Proposal Would Have To Come From Medicaid, Medicare Or CHIP. According to the New York Times, "The budget resolution itself is silent on whether Congress cuts Medicaid, which provides health coverage to 72 million poor and disabled Americans. But it instructs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the program, to cut spending by $880 billion over the next decade. If the committee can’t save at least that much, the entire effort could be imperiled because of the special process Congress is using to avoid a Senate filibuster. Ten other committees have their own instructions to follow, though none have been assigned with cutting nearly as much. It’s not so simple as finding the cuts elsewhere. The special process, known as budget reconciliation, means Republicans will have to find all $880 billion from within the Energy and Commerce Committee’s jurisdiction. That leaves them with fewer options than one might think. […] If Republicans want to avoid major cuts to Medicaid, the largest pot of available money is in the other big government health insurance program: Medicare. […] Even if the committee cuts everything that’s not health care to $0, it will still be more than $600 billion short. The committee could also save around $200 billion by eliminating the Children’s Health Insurance Program, but that option has not been raised by the budget committee or anyone in House leadership. […] Even if all of these cuts, revenues and rule cancellations from outside health care can pass muster, the committee will still be left with hundreds of billions of dollars to cut to hit its goal. Mathematically, the budget committee’s instructions mean the committee would need to make major cuts to either Medicare, Medicaid or both." [New York Times, 2/25/25]
¶ February 2025: Bresnahan Broke His Promise To Vote Against Cuts To Medicaid And Medicare
HEADLINE: "Despite Assurances, Bresnahan Supports Slashed Budget" [Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice, 2/27/25]
Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice: “Mere Days After Vowing To Buck Republican Leadership And To Vote Against Potential Sweeping Budget Cuts To Vital Safety-Net Programs Such As Medicaid, Rep. Rob Bresnahan On Tuesday Night Came Down In Favor Of President Donald Trump’s Slash-And-Cut Spending Agenda." According to the Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice, "Mere days after vowing to buck Republican leadership and to vote against potential sweeping budget cuts to vital safety-net programs such as Medicaid, Rep. Rob Bresnahan on Tuesday night came down in favor of President Donald Trump’s slash-and-cut spending agenda." [Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice, 2/26/25]
HEADLINE: "Rob Bresnahan Breaks Pledge, Votes To Gut Medicaid And SNAP" [Heartland Signal, 2/26/25]
Heartland Signal: “Less Than Two Weeks After Pledging To Vote ‘No’ On Any Bill That Cuts Benefits Programs, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) Voted To Advance A Budget Resolution That Will Likely Gut Medicaid And Food Stamps." According to Heartland Signal, "Less than two weeks after pledging to vote ‘no’ on any bill that cuts benefits programs, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) voted to advance a budget resolution that will likely gut Medicaid and food stamps." [Heartland Signal, 2/26/25]
¶ After Voting In Favor Of The Republican budget proposal, Bresnahan Continued To Make False Promises To Protect Medicaid
2/27/25: Bresnahan Assured His Constituents That He Would “Not Have Voted Or Supported Anything That Would Cut The Benefits” For Them. According to The Citizens’ Voice, “Despite voting in favor of President Donald Trump’s slash-and-cut spending agenda during a U.S. House vote earlier this week, Rep. Rob Bresnahan said Thursday that Northeast Pennsylvanians have ‘absolutely nothing to worry about’ regarding sweeping budget cuts to vital safety-net programs such as Medicaid and Social Security. ‘You can rest assured that I would not have voted or supported anything that would cut the benefits for over 200,000 people in our district,’ Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., said in a phone interview. ‘I would not support any legislation that cuts benefits for the people of Northeast Pennsylvania that they depend upon.’” [Citizens’ Voice, 2/27/25]
- Bresnahan Vowed “Under No Circumstance” To Cut Medicaid. According to The Citizens’ Voice, “Northeast Pennsylvanians who are lawfully receiving government benefits have ‘absolutely nothing to worry about,’ he said. ‘My position is exactly that of President Trump’s: Under no circumstances will we cut Medicaid or Social Security,’ Bresnahan said.” [Citizens’ Voice, 2/27/25]
3/25/25: Bresnahan: “So I Want You To Know That I Will Fight To Protect Working Class Families In Northeastern Pennsylvania. And I Also Will Stand With President Trump In Opposing Gutting Medicaid. My Position On This Has Not, And It Will Not Change." According to a tele-town hall hosted by Rep. Rob Bresnahan, "BRESNAHAN: So let me start off with the Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security, because there's a lot of scuttlebutt going on. And I'm actually receiving the own mail suggesting that I am cutting or stripping away these rights. So I want you to know that I will fight to protect working class families in northeastern Pennsylvania. And I also will stand with President Trump in opposing gutting Medicaid. My position on this has not, and it will not change." [Rep. Rob Bresnahan Tele-Town Hall, 3/25/25] (audio)
- Bresnahan: “But The President Trump And Speaker Johnson Have Both Said That We Will Not Gut Medicaid. And I Agree With That. And If A Final Reconciliation Package Cuts Medicaid. I'm Not Going To Support It. It’s That Simple." According to a tele-town hall hosted by Rep. Rob Bresnahan, "BRESNAHAN: There’s a handful, but the President Trump and Speaker Johnson have both said that we will not gut Medicaid. And I agree with that. And if a final reconciliation package cuts Medicaid. I'm not going to support it. It’s that simple." [Rep. Rob Bresnahan Tele-Town Hall, 3/25/25] (audio)
- Bresnahan: “52% Of You Believe That The Most Concerning Issue Facing Us Today Is Protecting Medicare, Medicaid And Social Security. And I Wholeheartedly Agree With You. I Stand With President Trump In Opposing Gutting Medicaid. And Like I've Said Time And Time Again, My Position On This Has Not And Will Not Change." According to a tele-town hall hosted by Rep. Rob Bresnahan, "BRESNAHAN: I want to take a moment to highlight some of the poll questions from this evening, where 52% of you believe that the most concerning issue facing us today is protecting Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. And I wholeheartedly agree with you. I stand with President Trump in opposing gutting Medicaid. And like I've said time and time again, my position on this has not and will not change." [Rep. Rob Bresnahan Tele-Town Hall, 3/25/25] (audio)
4/18/25: Bresnahan And 11 Of His Colleagues Sent A Letter To House Republican Leadership Declaring Their Intent To Protect Medicaid. According to a press release from Rep. Rob Bresnahan, “U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced he and 11 of his Republican colleagues sent a letter sent to House Republican Leadership on the signers’ commitment to protecting Medicaid. The letter was sent to Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie. ‘We acknowledge that we must reform Medicaid so that it is a strong and long-lasting program for years to come… However, we cannot and will not support a final reconciliation bill that includes any reduction in Medicaid coverage for vulnerable populations,’ wrote Rep. Bresnahan and the lawmakers.” [Press Release – Rep. Rob Bresnahan, 4/18/25]
- Bresnahan And His Colleagues Admitted That Many Of Their Constituents Depended On Medicaid And Said “Balancing The Federal Budget Must Not Come At The Expense Of Those Who Depend On These Benefits.” According to a press release from Rep. Rob Bresnahan, “‘As Members of Congress who helped to deliver a Republican Majority, many of us representing districts with high rates of constituents who depend on Medicaid, we would like to reiterate our strong support for this program that ensures our constituents have reliable healthcare,’ continued Rep. Bresnahan and the lawmakers. ‘Balancing the federal budget must not come at the expense of those who depend on these benefits for their health and economic security.’” [Press Release – Rep. Rob Bresnahan, 4/18/25]
Bresnahan On Medicaid: “I’ve Said It Time And Time Again If It's Going To Gut Any Benefits For The People In Our District That Depend On Them, I Absolutely Will Not Support That.” According to an interview Rob Bresnahan gave on the Bob Cordaro Show, "But, you know, the people of northeastern Pennsylvania are my number one priority. And I’ve said it time and time again if it's going to gut any benefits for the people in our district that depend on them, I absolutely will not support that. And, you know, just a fact here, more than 27% of our constituents in northeastern Pennsylvania rely on Medicaid. It’s 27.1%. Additionally, any attempt to gut Medicaid would only exasperate the difficult access to care many of our constituents already experience." [Bob Cordaro Show, 5/7/25] (audio)
¶ 5/22/25: Bresnahan Voted in Favor of The House Republican Budget Bill, Which Was Projected to Kick Nearly Eight Million Americans Off Their Health Insurance
5/22/25: Bresnahan Voted For The FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill That Included $3.8 Trillion In Tax Cuts Offset By $1.5 Trillion In Spending Reductions To Programs Like Medicaid And The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In May 2025, Bresnahan voted for, according to Congressional Quarterly, “the bill that would provide for approximately $3.8 trillion in net tax cuts and $321 billion in military, border enforcement and judiciary spending, offset by $1.5 trillion in spending reductions, as instructed in the fiscal 2025 budget resolution. It would raise the statutory debt limit by $4 trillion and provide for increased spending on defense and border security, spending cuts on social safety net programs, such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It also includes a mix of tax breaks for businesses and individuals; tax increases on universities and foundations; and a phase-down of clean energy tax credits. […] It would reduce federal spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by requiring states to shoulder more of the cost, expand work requirements for SNAP, extend programs authorized under the 2018 farm bill, and prohibit the U.S. Department of Agriculture from increasing the cost of the Thrifty Food Program. As amended, it would cap state and local tax deductions at $40,000 for households with incomes below $500,000.” The House passed the bill by a vote of 215 to 214. [House Vote 145, 5/22/25; Congressional Quarterly, 5/22/25; Congressional Actions, H.R. 1]
- The House GOP Budget Bill Was Estimated To Increase The Uninsured Population By 8.6 Million By 2034. According to CNN, “The Medicaid and Affordable Care Act provisions in the package could result in 8.6 million more people being uninsured in 2034, according to an early CBO estimate released by Democratic lawmakers. That number is expected to grow with the latest changes.” [CNN, 5/28/25]
- HEADLINE: “House Republican Budget Takes Away Health Care, Food Aid To Pay For Expanded Tax Cuts For Wealthy” [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2/21/25]
- HEADLINE: “CBO: 7.6 Million Would Go Uninsured Under GOP Medicaid Bill” [Politico, 5/13/25]
¶ After Voting For The House GOP Budget Bill, Bresnahan Claimed he Would Oppose A Budget Bill That Included Cuts To Medicaid
Bresnahan Called The Vote On The House GOP Budget Bill A “Procedural Step” In The Budget Negotiation Process, And That He Stood With Trump In “Opposing Gutting Medicaid.” According to The Citizens’ Voice, “In a statement issued Wednesday, Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., said he remains committed to protecting the interests of working Pennsylvanians. ‘Last night’s vote was just a procedural step to start federal budget negotiations and does NOT change any current laws,’ he wrote. ‘I will fight to protect working-class families in Northeastern Pennsylvania and stand with President Trump in opposing gutting Medicaid. My position on this has not and will not change.’” [Citizens’ Voice, 5/27/25]
- Bresnahan Claimed He Opposed Steep Cuts To Medicaid During Negotiations On House Republicans’ Budget Bill. According to the Washington Examiner, "As House Republicans battled to negotiate an agreement to advance Trump’s tax and spending bill, the freshman Pennsylvania Republican was publicly opposed and worked behind the scenes to advocate against steep cuts to Medicaid. ‘Listen, we’re all for getting rid of waste, the fraud, the abuse, the illegal aliens, absolutely. But when it comes to providing the benefits for the people of northeastern Pennsylvania that deserve them, it was nonnegotiable, and I was very clear and adamant that this was not going to be something that we would support,’ Bresnahan told the Washington Examiner during an interview." [Washington Examiner, 6/10/25]
June 2025: Bresnahan Promised He Would Not Support A Final Reconciliation Bill That “Guts Medicaid” Or Cut The Provider Tax. According to a tele-town hall hosted by Rep. Rob Bresnahan, “BRESNAHAN: A number of Senate Republicans like Lisa Murkowski, Josh Hawley, Jim Justice, Susan Collins, all have said that they won't support gutting Medicaid. And I had met with a few of those names over the last 48 hours expressing that if this comes back with any modifications to FMAP or provider tax we will not be supporting that. We have been in active dialogue with our long term care providers, our hospitals, all of the various different providers. And when we went into that vote this bill looked very different 48 hours before. There was proposals to reduce FMAP, there was proposals to reduce the provider tax and we would not support it. And President Trump and Speaker Johnson have both said we won't cut Medicaid. And I agree with them. If a final reconciliation package guts Medicaid, we will not be voting for it.” [Rep. Rob Bresnahan Tele-Town Hall, 6/10/25] (audio)
- Bresnahan Claimed He Opposed Changing The Medicaid Provider Tax Because Of The Threat Of Two Hospitals Closing In Lackawanna County, PA. According to the Washington Examiner, "The Pennsylvania Republican was also against reductions to the federal Medicaid assistance percentage, known as FMAP, pushed for by fiscal hawks as a means of reducing government spending due to the effect they would have had on two hospitals in his district that are struggling to stay open. ‘We have a hospital situation taking place in Lackawanna County right now, where Commonwealth [health system] is in the process of potentially closing two of our hospitals, and we need to do everything within our power to make sure there’s a continuity of care for the epicenter of our district. And we would not feel that we were doing right for the district if there were some kind of reconfiguration of the provider tax,’ Bresnahan said, adding there was a proposal on the table during a meeting he attended with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other GOP members to reduce the provider tax over eight years." [Washington Examiner, 6/10/25]
¶ 7/3/25: When Push Came To Shove, Bresnahan Voted in Favor of The Final Republican Budget Bill that Would Kick Nearly 12 Million Americans Off Medicaid
HEADLINE: “GOP Passes Bill To Steal From The Poor And Give To The Rich.” [Daily Kos, 7/3/25]
7/3/25: Bresnahan Voted For The Senate FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill That Extended $4 Trillion In Expiring Tax Cuts, Added New Tax Breaks, Appropriated $448 Billion In Defense, Border, And Immigration Enforcement Funding, Increased The SALT Deduction To $40,000, And Cut Medicaid And Other Social Programs To Offset The Costs. In July 2025, Bresnahan voted for, according to Congressional Quarterly, the “motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the bill that would permanently extend nearly $4 trillion in expiring individual and business tax cuts, create several new tax breaks and fund border and immigration enforcement and air traffic control upgrades. It would cut Medicaid and other safety net programs to partly offset the cost. Among other provisions, it would raise the statutory debt ceiling by $5 trillion and appropriate more than $448 billion in mandatory funding for Trump administration priorities and other needs, including $153 billion for defense, $89 billion for immigration enforcement, and $89.5 billion for border control and security. It also would increase the state and local tax deduction cap to $40,000 annually for five years for households making up to $500,000 a year until 2030, when it would permanently revert to $10,000.” The House passed the bill by a vote of 218 to 214. [House Vote 190, 7/3/25; Congressional Quarterly, 7/3/25; Congressional Actions, H.R. 1]
- HEADLINE: "At Least 17 Million Americans Would Lose Insurance Under Trump Plan" [Washington Post, 7/1/25]
- The Congressional Budget Office Estimated That 11.8 Million People Would Become Uninsured As A Result Of The Medicaid Cuts In Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill. According to the Washington Post, "The bill, which narrowly passed the Senate on Tuesday and now heads back to the House, would effectively accomplish what Republicans have long failed to do: unwind many of the key components of the ACA, President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement, which dramatically increased the number of Americans with access to health insurance. To start, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the Senate version of the bill would result in 11.8 million more uninsured in 2034, mostly because of Medicaid cuts, compared with 10.9 million if the House version became law." [Washington Post, 7/1/25]
- HEADLINE: “More Than 310K Pa. Residents Could Lose Medicaid Benefits Under GOP Tax Bill.” [Penn Live Patriot-News, 7/2/25]
- HEADLINE: “Pa. Officials Warm Medicaid Cuts Will Have ‘Devastating Effects’.” [Republican Herald, 7/3/25]
¶ Bresnahan Defended His Vote For The Final Republican Budget Bill, Claiming It Protect Rural Health Care And Medicaid
Bresnahan Touted His Vote For The Final GOP Budget Bill. According to a press release from Rep. Rob Bresnahan, “Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) released the following statement after the U.S. House passed the budget reconciliation package by a vote of 218-214. ‘This bill delivers on the promise I made to the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania by providing the largest working-class tax cuts in American history, eliminating taxes on tips and overtime, and securing the southern border. ‘We also protect and strengthen Medicaid by cracking down on the fraud, waste, and abuse that is driving the program toward collapse. This ensures Medicaid is there for seniors, people with disabilities, and vulnerable families, not for those who can work but refuse to do so. ‘Most importantly, we worked directly with the White House to ensure all our hospitals in Northeastern Pennsylvania will qualify for the funding they need to stay open and protect critical healthcare access for our communities.’” [Press Release – Rep. Rob Bresnahan, 7/3/25]
- Bresnahan Touted The Tax Cuts In The Final GOP Budget Bill. According to the Times Leader, “‘We’re standing up for the working class by making the 2017 pro-worker tax cuts permanent, preventing what would’ve been the largest tax increase in American history,’ Bresnahan said. ‘Raising a family shouldn’t come with a tax penalty. Doubling the Child Tax Credit helps parents keep more of what they earn.’ He also said no tax on tips or overtime means workers get more of their hard-earned money, incentivizing them to earn more. ‘This legislation also gets rid of taxes on auto loan interest for American made cars, putting money back in people’s pockets and supporting our domestic automotive industry,’ Bresnahan said. ‘We’re also providing targeted relief for seniors on Social Security, ensuring retirement income stretches further.’” [Times Leader, 7/5/25]
- Bresnahan Claimed The Final GOP Budget Bill Protected Rural Communities’ Access To Health Care. According to the Times Leader, “Bresnahan said the legislation protects health care access in rural communities through the Rural Transformation Fund. ‘I met with President Trump, Vice President Vance, CMS Administrator Dr. Oz, and other Administration staff to make sure that this fund would apply to our hospitals in NEPA,’ he said. ‘This $50 billion fund is going to deliver investments directly into hospitals across Northeastern Pennsylvania.’ Bresnahan said that help will be available as early as the beginning of next year, and he said he is looking forward to working to get that money to NEPA hospitals.” [Times Leader, 7/5/25]
- Bresnahan Claimed The Medicaid Changes In The Budget Bill Were A Win And Touted The Work Requirement Carve Outs For Children And Seniors. According to the Times Leader, “He also said the Medicaid reforms included in the package are a win for those who truly depend on these benefits. ‘It focuses support on the truly vulnerable, while making the system fair,’ he said. ‘Work requirements apply only to able-bodied adults without dependents.’ Bresnahan said many work requirement exemptions exist for children, seniors, veterans, students, pregnant women, individuals with medical conditions or disabilities and others. ‘Anyone who Medicaid was designed to serve will continue to receive those benefits,’ he said. ‘If you can work, you should. And the requirement is 20 hours a week, and it can be fulfilled through school, volunteering, care-giving, apprenticeship programs, and traditional work.’” [Times Leader, 7/5/25]
¶ 2025: An Estimated 203,200 of Pennsylvanians in The Eighth Congressional District Relied on Medicaid or Chip for Health Insurance
203,200 Pennsylvanians In The 8th District Were Enrolled In Medicaid Or CHIP, Which Amounted To 31-Percent Of People In The District.
[Center for American Progress, 3/11/25]
¶ Bresnahan Faced Criticism from Pennsylvanians for Breaking His Promises on Medicaid
OPINION: “Bresnahan’s Budget Vote Breaks Promises To Avoid Medicaid Cuts.” [Editorial Board – Republican Herald, 7/6/25]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: “Bresnahan Turned His Back On Us So That He Could Move Up To More Choice Committee Assignments In A Second Term And Kissing Trump’s And Johnson’s Rings Is The Road To Take, Even If It Means Lying That He Would Never Vote As He Did.” [Letter to the Editor – Wilkes Barre Citizens’ Voice, 5/23/25]
HEADLINE: "Demonstrators Protest Outside Bresnahan’s Office In Forty Fort Over Medicaid Concerns" [Wilkes Barre Citizens’ Voice, 5/27/25]
HEADLINE: "Protesters Rally Against Rep. Bresnahan’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Vote" [Times Leader, 5/27/25]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: "Bresnahan Broke His Pledge—Again" [Letter to the Editor – River Reporter, 5/28/25]
OPINION: “Pennsylvania Condemns Passage Of ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’.” [Opinion - Valley Ledger, 7/3/25]
OPINION: “The Big Ugly Bill Is Uglier Than You Think.” [Opinion – Penn Live Patriot-News, 7/6/25]