Mar. 16, 2016
HARRISBURG – Today, state Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton/Franklin) voted in favor of
House Bill 1801, which provides supplemental appropriations to close out the 2015-16 budget and restore Gov. Tom Wolf’s cuts to basic education, agriculture and corrections funding. The legislation passed by a bipartisan vote of 128 to 63.
Topper issued the following statement after the vote:
“Today’s vote brings a close to the 2015-16 state budget by restoring the governor’s cuts to education, agriculture and corrections funding. This budget is responsible, balanced, provides a $200 million increase in basic education funding and does not raise taxes. Additional funding for our state’s universities is also included. This budget lives within our means and includes savings from Medicaid and other state programs.
“I am thankful for the level of bipartisan support that this legislation received today. This level of support demonstrates a clear willingness to move forward past partisan politics; I hope the governor will share in the Legislature’s wish to move forward. We must put this year’s budget behind us and begin working on a balanced and responsible budget for the next fiscal year and it is up to the governor now to make that decision. Before we can take those steps, we must finish what we started and restore the governor’s cuts to education to ensure that schools remain open.”
Representative Jesse Topper
78th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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