Congresswoman Madeleine Dean of Glenside was interviewed by CNN today regarding the Trump Administration’s federal funding pause.
Congresswoman Dean issued an initial response to the executive order on Tuesday.
“Here in my county, our county commissioners put out a memo yesterday showing that they are uncertain about federal funding,” she told CNN. “What they are doing is sowing confusion.”
“The Trump’s Administration’s unlawful attempt to freeze federal funding continues to sow confusion and fear,” Rep Dean said in a post today. “One thing is clear: our must vulnerable will suffer.”
You can watch the interview below:
In related news, the Pennsylvania Human Rights Commission (PHRC) issued a statement on Friday, January 24 affirming anti-discrimination protections in Pennsylvania.
“Since 2023, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) regulations clearly explain the definition of sex to provide protections for sex assigned at birth, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, and differences in sex development,” said Alana Burman, PHRC Director of Policy, Intergovernmental Affairs, & Mediation. “In many ways, the work that PHRC does is more important than ever as we are the only agency many people can turn to with the freezing of civil rights investigations at a federal level.
“The PHRA celebrates 70 years this year,” said PHRC Executive Director Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW. “Passed in 1955, nine years before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it provides prohibits discrimination based on race (including traits associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles); color; religious creed (all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief); ancestry; age (over 40); sex (including pregnancy status, childbirth status, breastfeeding status, sex assigned at birth, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, differences in sex development); national origin; familial status (only in housing); disability; the use, handling, or training of support or guide animals for disability; or retaliation in education, employment, housing, commercial property, and public accommodation. Regardless of what happens nationally, Pennsylvanians can be assured that under Pennsylvanian laws, they are protected. Pennsylvania was founded on the principles of tolerance and peace. It will remain a welcoming place for people of all backgrounds and lifestyles.”
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