State Sen. Sharif Street, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party chairman, along with Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) and state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, the Democratic National Committee vice chairman, aired their grievances against the House spending bill in a Friday press call.
The trio framed the bill, the first version of which failed to pass, as cutting healthcare benefits in exchange for tax cuts for billionaires — an angle they hope to use to pressure Pennsylvania Republicans into voting against it.
Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta speaks at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Deluzio, speaking first, denounced the bill as “fiscally reckless,” and claimed that conservative hard-liners voted against the first bill,
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