{"id":1303,"date":"2017-04-29T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2017\/04\/29\/fact-sheet-trumps-broken-promises-loom-large-over-pennsylvania\/"},"modified":"2017-04-29T13:33:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T13:33:00","slug":"fact-sheet-trumps-broken-promises-loom-large-over-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/fact-sheet-trumps-broken-promises-loom-large-over-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact Sheet: Trump\u2019s Broken Promises Loom Large over Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"

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During his first 100 days in office, Trump has broken his campaign pledges, and has instead pushed an agenda that would devastate middle-class and working families in Pennsylvania.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As Trump visits Pennsylvania tonight, here’s how his proposals would impact Pennsylvanians:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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HEALTHCARE<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Trump’s plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act would threaten care for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians who are now insured:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>479,000 Pennsylvanians who were previously uninsured gained coverage under the ACA<\/span><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>Pennsylvania’s uninsured rate dropped by over a third from 10.2% to 6.4% after the ACA took effect<\/span><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>5,489,162 Pennsylvanians with pre-existing conditions could have been denied coverage before the ACA went into effect<\/span><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>702,800 Pennsylvanians have benefited from Medicaid expansion in PA<\/span><\/p>\n

JOBS<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Trump got elected on the backs of manufacturing communities – now he’s turned his back on them.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>Trump’s budget would eliminate the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), helped create 2,600 jobs and retain 7,500 more in Pennsylvania last fiscal year.<\/span><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>The ARC also provides job training for cybersecurity, software development, commercial truck driving, and other careers.<\/span><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>Trump broke his promise to get tough on trade with China, which has flooded U.S. markets with cheap Chinese– putting Pennsylvania steelworkers out of work.<\/span><\/p>\n

EDUCATION<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Trump’s budget would hurt students from kindergarten to higher ed by cutting:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>$93 million in teacher development funding<\/span><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>$42 million for after school programs and meals for low-income students<\/span><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>$37 million in college aid<\/span><\/p>\n

OTHER SERVICES<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>75,000 Philadelphians would lose heating assistance during the cold winter months<\/span><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>18 Counties would lose funding to legal aid<\/span><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>Trump’s budget would restrict Meals on Wheels, a program that helps feed hungry seniors<\/span><\/p>\n

·         <\/span><\/span><\/span>Trump’s cuts to the EPA would threaten Pennsylvanians’ access to clean drinking water<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

During his first 100 days in office, Trump has broken his campaign pledges, and has instead pushed an agenda that would devastate middle-class and working families in Pennsylvania.   As Trump visits Pennsylvania tonight, here’s how his proposals would impact Pennsylvanians:   HEALTHCARE Trump’s plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act would threaten care for <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFact Sheet: Trump\u2019s Broken Promises Loom Large over Pennsylvania - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/fact-sheet-trumps-broken-promises-loom-large-over-pennsylvania\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-04-29T13:33:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/fact-sheet-trumps-broken-promises-loom-large-over-pennsylvania\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/fact-sheet-trumps-broken-promises-loom-large-over-pennsylvania\/\",\"name\":\"Fact Sheet: Trump\u2019s Broken Promises Loom Large over Pennsylvania - 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