RELEASE: As Families Feel the Squeeze<\/i> of Rising Costs, Traveling \u201cAffordability Crisis\u201d Lemonade Stand and Giant \u201cReceipt\u201d of Rep. Fitzpatrick\u2019s Record Pop Up Outside of his Langhorne Office.<\/strong><\/p>\n Pennsylvanians Together in Action, MomsRising Together, and Economic Security Project Action joined Fridays Without Fitzpatrick to spotlight on rising health care and household costs in Pennsylvania\u2019s 1st Congressional District\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Langhorne, PA<\/span><\/i>\u2013 On Friday afternoon, September 25, <\/span>Pennsylvanians Together In Action (PATIA), <\/b>MomsRising Together<\/b><\/a>, and <\/b>Economic Security Project Action<\/b><\/a> brought the <\/span>\u201cPA Feels the Squeeze\u201d traveling lemonade stand<\/b> to Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick\u2019s district office in Langhorne as part of <\/span>The Price Is High Affordability Week of Action.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The event featured free lemonade, <\/span>district-specific affordability fact sheets<\/span><\/a>, a poster-sized \u201c<\/span>Republican Receipt<\/span><\/a>\u201d examining Rep. Fitzpatrick\u2019s record on affordability alongside household costs in his district, and themed signs.<\/span><\/p>\n The handmade lemonade stand sparked conversations amongst attendees about how rising costs for\u00a0 health care, groceries, child care, utilities, gas, and other everyday necessities are affecting their lives. Attendees shared experiences ranging from the rising cost of pet food for an animal rescuer, to the impacts of health care cuts for a small business owner operating her optometrist office, to another constituent struggling to afford groceries.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Paired with the Brian Fitzpatrick Receipt, PATIA\u2019s congressional district fact sheets (<\/span>read the full fact sheet for Fitzpatrick\u2019s district here<\/span><\/a>) helped set the stage for the conversation, highlighting information about affordability in the district such as:<\/span><\/p>\n Cuts to health coverage and food assistance will raise costs for families, reduce economic stability, and strain local budgets. Thousands of residents could lose coverage, millions of federal dollars could be pulled out of the district, and more families will face hunger and medical debt. <\/span>These changes will also impact local hospitals and health care jobs.<\/b> Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol is one of <\/span>47 Pennsylvania hospitals identified<\/span><\/a> as having moderate to significant risk factors for closure because of cuts to Medicaid funding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The first in a series of \u201cPA Feels the Squeeze\u201d events, the Langhorne stop built on <\/span>PATIA\u2019s ongoing health care affordability and accountability campaign<\/b>, examining how federal policy decisions are affecting access to and the cost of health coverage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n (photo credit, both: Isaiah Gaymon)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n The event also came as Pennsylvania continues to experience significant health coverage losses tied to higher costs. Pennie, Pennsylvania\u2019s official health insurance marketplace, reports that <\/span>nearly 202,000 Pennsylvanians have canceled coverage during 2026<\/b>, after premiums doubled on average following the expiration of enhanced federal premium tax credits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Langhorne event also highlighted Fitzpatrick\u2019s voting record on H.R. 1. Fitzpatrick voted for the original House version of the legislation, which passed 215\u2013214. His vote helped advance the bill to the Senate with significant Medicaid changes already included. He later voted against the Senate-amended final version of the bill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n PATIA\u2019s campaign is highlighting the relationship between federal policy decisions, congressional voting records and rising household costs in PA-01. Fitzpatrick serves as co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus and as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee\u2019s Health Subcommittee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n RESOURCES & VISUALS<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Read the PA-01 Congressional Fact Sheet<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>Send a Letter to Rep. Fitzpatrick<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n PATIA will release additional affordability information, constituent stories, event content and calls to action throughout September 23\u201330. 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