[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H3624]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             NURSING HOMES

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, in Pennsylvania nearly 65 
percent of nursing home residents rely on Medicaid.
  In my district outside Philadelphia, it is a lifeline for more than 
15,000 seniors who have worked and earned access to affordable, high-
quality care and who deserve to age with grace and dignity.
  President Trump and the Republicans' big, ugly bill will cut 
Pennsylvania's Medicaid program, known as Pennie, by about $53 million 
over the next decade.
  What will happen to our parents and to our grandparents?
  Some facilities may be forced to make impossible decisions like 
reducing staff or raising prices for those who don't qualify for 
Medicaid. Others simply will not survive.
  I know how worrisome it is to watch aging parents need to leave the 
home they loved. I know how critical it is to find them the best 
possible care. I saw it with my own in-laws, Joan and Bill Cunnane.
  After all, through Medicaid, think about it, Mr. Speaker: I was 
disabled and you offered me aid; I was infirm and you offered me care; 
I was aging and you offered me dignity.
  That is what Republicans voted in lockstep to tear away. Shame.

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