Lancaster County home care agencies urge senator to pass state budget

ALL RIGHT, TOM, THANK YOU. WELL, EIGHT HOME CARE AGENCIES THAT SERVE LANCASTER COUNTY ARE URGING STATE SENATOR SCOTT MARTIN TO HELP GET A BUDGET PASSED OR THE STATE’S IN-HOME CARE INDUSTRY WILL NOT SURVIVE. THE LETTER SAYS, IN PART, THIS AS CHAIR OF THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, YOU ARE ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL AND INFLUENTIAL VOICES IN THE SENATE, AND THE STATE BUDGET IS NOW IN YOUR HANDS. IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT THE RELYING ON YOU TO MAKE SURE HOME CARE WORKERS AND THE PEOPLE WHO COUNT ON THEM EVERY DAY, ARE NOT LEFT BEHIND. AND NEWS 8 TALKED WITH SENATOR MARTIN TODAY. HERE’S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING THAT UNWINDING PENNSYLVANIA’S FISCAL HEALTH IS THE WAY TO GO. WE’RE REACHING DEEPER INTO PENNSYLVANIANS POCKETS. AND THAT, TO ME, IS WHAT WE’RE STANDING UP AGAINST AS A CAUCUS RIGHT NOW. AND BOY, WE PUT SO MUCH EFFORT OVER THE LAST 3 OR 4 YEARS COMING OUT OF COVID TO POSITION THIS STATE FOR GROWTH AND THIS KIND OF BATTLE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS UNNECESSARY. WELL, HOUSE DEMOCRATS AND SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE AGREED ON A BUDGET, THOUGH BOTH CHAMBERS HAVE SENT PROPOSALS TO E

Updated: 11:00 PM EDT Aug 14, 2025

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Eight home care agencies in Lancaster County are urging State Senator Scott Martin to help pass a state budget to ensure the survival of Pennsylvania’s in-home care industry.The letter to Martin states, “As chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, you are one of the most powerful and influential voices in the Senate, and the state budget is now in your hands. We are relying on you to make sure home care workers — and the people who count on them every day — are not left behind.”Martin addressed the budget process, saying, “We have people who think that unwinding Pennsylvania’s fiscal health is the way to go. We’re reaching deeper into the Pennsylvanians’ pockets. And that, to me, is what we’re standing up against as a caucus right now. And boy, we put so much effort over the last three or four years coming out of Covid to position this state for growth, and this kind of battle that we have right now, is unnecessary.”House Democrats and Senate Republicans have agreed on a budget, though both chambers have sent proposals to each other.A spending plan was due on June 30.

Eight home care agencies in Lancaster County are urging State Senator Scott Martin to help pass a state budget to ensure the survival of Pennsylvania’s in-home care industry.

The letter to Martin states, “As chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, you are one of the most powerful and influential voices in the Senate, and the state budget is now in your hands. We are relying on you to make sure home care workers — and the people who count on them every day — are not left behind.”

Martin addressed the budget process, saying, “We have people who think that unwinding Pennsylvania’s fiscal health is the way to go. We’re reaching deeper into the Pennsylvanians’ pockets. And that, to me, is what we’re standing up against as a caucus right now. And boy, we put so much effort over the last three or four years coming out of Covid to position this state for growth, and this kind of battle that we have right now, is unnecessary.”

House Democrats and Senate Republicans have agreed on a budget, though both chambers have sent proposals to each other.

A spending plan was due on June 30.

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