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Josh Shapiro: “Pennsylvania can't backfill this. We don't have the money to…”

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Governor Josh Shapiro Announces Pennsylvania's Participation in Interstate Healthcare Licensure Compacts at Wellspan Health

Published | Video Starts at 30:48

They knew what they were voting for. They voted for it. It's now law in Pennsylvania. As to the second part of your question, let me be very clear. Pennsylvania can't backfill this. We don't have the money to do it. I warned these members of Congress that we couldn't do it. And so the cuts that are about to come are coming as a direct result of how your federal representatives voted here. (30:48–30:52)

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Asserts that Pennsylvania lacks the funds to compensate for federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.

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