Mar. 16, 2016
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Sandra Major (R-Susquehanna/Wayne) joined the majority of her colleagues in approving a supplemental budget to release critical funding for cuts to areas such as agriculture, education and health care the governor made to the partially signed 2015-16 budget he signed into law in December. Following the vote on
House Bill 1801, Major issued the following statement:
“The supplemental budget bill we passed today would restore many of the cuts Gov. Tom Wolf made to the 2015-16 budget he partially signed into law in December, and it would not require any new or increased taxes to do so. We used fiscal restraint and capitalized on savings in other areas of the budget to accomplish the goal.
“Additional funding in the supplemental budget included needed money for both basic and higher education. Basic education would see a 3 percent increase over 2014-15, while community colleges and state system universities would receive a 5 percent increase.
“Our state’s No. 1 industry, agriculture, also suffered critical cuts from the governor, which House Bill 1801 would largely restore. These restoration allocations would include money to continue Penn State Extension services and 4-H, both of which are valuable programs that support the agricultural industry and shape today’s youth for tomorrow’s challenges.
“Funding for critical access hospitals, burn centers and child advocacy centers, which was slashed by the governor, would also be restored under the supplemental budget.
“I urge the governor to sign House Bill 1801 into law and help us close the books of the 2015-16 budget so we can get down to business on hashing out a responsible budget for 2016-17.”
For more information on the March supplemental budget for 2015-16, go to
pahousegop.com/201516budget.aspx.
Representative Sandra Major
111th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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