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Josh Shapiro: “They shouldn't be in a position where they get their…”

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Governor Shapiro and PDE to Highlight Administration's Work to Improve Digital Literacy

Published October 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 28:25

Put it on my desk. I would sign that. They got to show up for work. They got to do their jobs. They shouldn't be in a position where they get their benefits while people in Pennsylvania don't get what is owed to them. It's time for them to come back to work and pass a budget. Okay, I want to just say thanks to all the students here. (28:25–28:34)

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Asserts that lawmakers should not receive benefits if Pennsylvanians are not receiving owed services.

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“It has been 238 days since I introduced my budget and the state Senate, well, they've come to work less than 30 times under the Republican…”
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“We have 7,800 employees out of our 80,000 in state government that are funded with federal dollars.”
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“I've gone to court, by the way. I've won every single time I have gone to court to stop President Trump from undermining our freedoms and…”
Governor Shapiro and PDE to Highlight Administration's Work to Improve Digital Literacy | Uploaded October 1, 2025 | 26:22-26:31
“We're going to use [the information and sentiments shared by students] to help other students all across Pennsylvania.”
Governor Shapiro and PDE to Highlight Administration's Work to Improve Digital Literacy | Uploaded October 1, 2025 | 00:13-00:18
“The Pennsylvania Department of Education continues to operate, continues to update that [digital literacy] toolkit.”
Governor Shapiro and PDE to Highlight Administration's Work to Improve Digital Literacy | Uploaded October 1, 2025 | 15:48-15:48
“As governor, I've signed two bills into law in just the last couple years to protect against child sexual abuse and the use of AI deep…”
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“In the past, when there's been a shutdown, OMB Guidance has said the states will pay them and then get reimbursed once the shutdown ends.”
Governor Shapiro and PDE to Highlight Administration's Work to Improve Digital Literacy | Uploaded October 1, 2025 | 20:08-20:19
“The state is open for business. You can go to our state parks. We're here in a school. You can access help from the Department of Education.”
Governor Shapiro and PDE to Highlight Administration's Work to Improve Digital Literacy | Uploaded October 1, 2025 | 20:44-20:51
“We fixed our teacher certification process.”
Governor Shapiro and PDE to Highlight Administration's Work to Improve Digital Literacy | Uploaded October 1, 2025 | 23:43-23:47
“We changed our rules here in Pennsylvania to re-empower parents to decide what vaccines they could use.”
Governor Shapiro and PDE to Highlight Administration's Work to Improve Digital Literacy | Uploaded October 1, 2025 | 23:46-24:03
“When they tried to take away money from this school district, I sued and I won, made sure the money came back.”
Governor Shapiro and PDE to Highlight Administration's Work to Improve Digital Literacy | Uploaded October 1, 2025 | 26:31-26:37
“I said, however many hundreds of millions of dollars were in at the time should be returned to the taxpayers, invested in our schools or in…”
Governor Shapiro and PDE to Highlight Administration's Work to Improve Digital Literacy | Uploaded October 1, 2025 | 27:54-28:02
“State lawmakers can take your money, tax money, and scroll it away in a bank account that they have in the legislature and use it to fund…”
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“There have been some bills that have been talked about to say lawmakers shouldn't get paid if they don't pass a budget.”
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“Put it on my desk. I would sign that.”
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