The Pennsylvania governor said in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” he hopes Congress revitalizes Medicaid and SNAP programs next term.

The Pennsylvania governor said in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” he hopes Congress revitalizes Medicaid and SNAP programs next term.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he hopes Democrats prioritize healthcare and food assistance when they take control of Congress in January, though he urged them not to forget to hold the Trump administration accountable.

“I hope one of the first things that the Congress does is to stop these Medicaid cuts, stop the SNAP cuts, roll back the cuts, the effective cuts in the Affordable Care Act,” Shapiro said in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday.

Shapiro said that in Pennsylvania alone, 510,000 people are losing healthcare and 143,000 more are losing SNAP or food assistance because of cuts approved during Donald Trump’s second term.

While he stressed the importance of revitalizing Medicaid and SNAP programs, Shapiro also said Democrats shouldn’t forget to hold the Trump administration accountable.

  • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
    132·
    14 hours ago

    Is he?

    Independent

    Shapiro has since made a point of repudiating the views he expressed in that article, which was first surfaced by the Philadelphia Inquirer late last week. He told reporters that he no longer feels that way and stressed his young age at the time he authored the opinion piece.

    “I was 20,” he said. “I have said for years, years before October 7, that I favor a two-state solution — Israelis and Palestinians living peacefully side-by-side, being able to determine their own futures and their own destiny.”

    Brussels Morning

    He, however, cannot support the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since he considers him a polarizing leader who is disastrous to Israel and the probability of peace in the region. Shapiro expresses views that the rhetoric and other activities that Netanyahu has embraced have branded Israel as a pariah state in the world and an agent of instability. At the same time, Shapiro has expressed his concern regarding the humanitarian case of Gaza and can be cited as another voice urging the US administration to make a positive intervention to reduce the suffering of civilians, and also calling upon Palestinians to be provided with food and relief. He supports efforts towards the release of hostages in the hands of Hamas and taking on peace talks in a profound way, where it should be with a government in Israel, which is not led by Netanyahu.

    So not exactly anti-zionist, but I wouldn’t call it “ardent” zionism, either.

    He seems to have a more balanced/nuanced approach, which may still be intolerable to some people.

    But for anyone who supports a two-state solution, his position seems reasonable

    • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      45·
      12 hours ago

      Give me a break with this bullshit apologism.

      Liberal zios blaming netanyahoo is just more zionism. The “two state solution” is a common zio distraction that nobody believes or wants. Etc.

      His talking points are literally the two biggest talking points for lib zios to dishonestly hide behind.

      Let me know when this creep disavows the actual problem.

      • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
        4·
        11 hours ago

        Do you know what “ardent” means?

        Because what I said is that “ardent” doesn’t describe his position on zionism.

        If you want to argue that his zionism is indeed ardent, go ahead and do so. That’s not what I see though.

        Calling for an end to the genocide is enough in my opinion, even if he doesn’t support the wholesale dismantlement and dissolution of the state of Israel.

        If that’s your preferred solution though, then I’d ask what your plan is for all the people who were born and raised there, whose parents were born and raised there, and who have no other home, nationality, or passport in the world.

        Until you give me a good answer to that, I can’t take your dismissal of the two-state solution seriously. Any one-state solution is asking for “survival of the fittest.” And well, we’ve already seen how that plays out.

        I favor peace, diplomacy, multi-lateralism, and rules-based order, personally.