4,000 Northeast Pennsylvanians Join Telephone Town Hall with Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti  

Fair Share America and Pennsylvanians Together organized event to share info on how to stop Republican tax breaks for the rich that will gut Medicaid and SNAP

PRESS RELEASE: MARCH 21, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – This week, more than 4,000 Northeast Pennsylvanians joined Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti for a telephone town hall to learn the stakes of the tax debate going on in Congress and how they can help fight harmful policies that will drain resources from their families and communities.

On Wednesday, March 19th, Fair Share America and Pennsylvanians Together hosted a  voter forum in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District that detailed plans in Washington, D.C. put forward by Congressional Republicans to slash Medicaid, SNAP and other public services to help pay for yet another round of tax cuts that benefit the wealthy and big corporations.

“We have to reject the cruel, anti-public investment agenda being considered in Congress that will devastate families and communities right here in Northeast Pennsylvania and across the country,” Mayor Cognetti said. “The profits of the largest multinational corporations are surging to record levels, and yet the nation’s ultra rich are barely paying any taxes. Washington should focus on making billionaires and their extremely profitable companies pay their fair share while investing more in our collective futures. Now is the time to make our voices heard.”  

Fair Share America works with 400 partner organizations in the states and around the country to lift people’s voices in opposition to further tax handouts for billionaires and corporations at the expense of everyday Americans. The organization and its partners are holding town hall events throughout the current Congressional recess that runs through March 23. 

“We know Social Security, and Medicare and Medicaid are under attack,” said Fair Share America Executive Director Kristen Crowell. “We know that the last time Congress was in recess, people turning out at their offices and town halls created a ton of public pressure. During this week’s recess, we expect to see even more public action as more and more people become aware of how anti-tax, anti-revenue policies threaten their livelihoods, health, schools and communities.”