BUCKS COUNTY − November 12, 2025 − One hundred and thirty-five days after the June 30th budget deadline, Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and the Pennsylvania Senate voted to pass a $50.09B state budget. This budget follows through on Democrats’ promise of no tax increases, and in fact includes tax cuts for almost 1 million Pennsylvanians.
“This budget represents a compromise that still delivers on our key caucus priorities: affordability, education, public safety, and the economy. I’m happy to report that this budget secures a major win for working families with our new Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit. It provides additional funding for childcare and for programs to help our food banks as folks are struggling with the suspension of SNAP benefits by the Trump Administration. Affordability for Pennsylvanians is the throughline of this budget.”
Senator Santarsiero is proud that this budget represents political collaboration and compromise without failing to deliver for residents here at home in his district.
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