Pennsylvania Together is a statewide coalition of grassroots resistance groups. Our members come together to build a better future for all, especially those who face oppression on a daily basis and now have reason to fear that it will be state-sanctioned. Together, we resist racism, misogyny and fascism; advocate for policy change; increase civic engagement; reduce voter registration and turnout gaps; and demand accountability from our elected leaders to put people and planet first.
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Current Call to Action Priorities
The 2020 census has direct bearing on how hundreds of billions of federal dollars nationwide are allocated to Pennsylvania, affecting the funds we receive for programs such as Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and other critical programs that help people stay healthy, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. An undercount of just 1% could cost the state more than $200 million. In a time when Pennsylvania's budget process is already contentious and lawmakers have repeatedly tried to make cuts to Medicaid, the federal dollars that support these crucial programs are essential to keeping them running smoothly. We simply can't afford to lose millions of health-care dollars.
Congress has limited the amount of federal funds available for the Census. This will also be the first year that the Census will be online, creating additional barriers for older Pennsylvanians and those without internet access. To learn more about what's at stake and what you can do, click here. |
March to the Polls
The persistence and determination of the Pennsylvania resistance paid off in the 2018 midterms! We sent 5 Democrats to Congress, won 11 seats in the PA House and 5 in the PA Senate. Together, we knocked almost 30,000 doors in 15 counties.
We are now planning for 2019, 2020 and beyond. In 2019, we will focus on municipal, county and statewide races as we build our groups. We are looking forward to recruiting strong candidates for 2020 and 2022 state legislative races so that we can send leaders who work for all of us to Harrisburg and DC. We will continue to hold our elected leaders accountable for their votes - and we will push for wins on fair taxes, increase to the minimum wage and education funding. It's going to be a busy year - let's do this! |
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