“This is Lexi and Chrissy [Schlossberg]. Both are wonderful rescue dogs. Lexi (black) has been with us since 2019, and we got Chrissy about a year ago, after my kids and I successfully executed our evil, secret plan to make my wife fall in love with a second dog so we could adopt her too.” Read more
State Rep. Mike Schlossberg, D-Lehigh, said the Senate budget amendment redirecting the pandemic aid to school grants was improper and gave the appearance that it was an either-or proposition. Read more
“There is no question, the need is massive in both," said Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh). "This isn’t one versus the other, our kids are suffering, adults are suffering. We need to fund both.” Read more
PHILADELPHIA, July 31 – On the first stop of a statewide tour, educators, advocates, labor leaders and concerned parents joined members of the Pennsylvania House Majority Leadership team and the House Majority Policy Committee in seeking answers to repair and reform funding for public schools. “This is not a Republican issue or a Democratic issue, and it is not a city issue or a rural issue – it’s a Pennsylvania issue,” Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton, D-Phila./Delaware, said. “Equitably funding schools is about investing in Pennsylvania’s future and ensuring that every student regardless of the neighborhood they live in has the tools to thrive academically, socially, and civically. Our state’s future starts now, and it’s time to equitably and adequately fund our public schools.” A Commonwealth Court judge ruled in February the state fell short of its constitutional obligation to students in the most underserved school districts , violating students’ rights to a “comprehensive, effective, and contemporary” education. “In Pennsylvania, we have teachers being tasked with leading but lacking even the basic supplies needed to succeed,” Majority Leader Matt Bradford, D-Montgomery, said. “We have schools unable to hire enough counselors and nurses to serve the needs of its children. We have told generations you can achieve if you excel in Read more
Mike Schlossberg, D-Lehigh, House Democratic Caucus Chairman, has become one of the General Assembly's fiercest supporters of mental health funding and advocacy. Read more
On Friday, abc27 spoke with Lehigh Valley House Democrat Mike Schlossberg and asked if the Senate does come back in August to pass budget-related code bills would the House come back to finish the job? Read more
“It was a pleasure to be invited by President Biden to hear his vision for helping states address the mental health needs of people across America," Schlossberg said. Read more
With more than 2 million Pennsylvanians struggling with mental health issues, Pa. state Rep. Mike Schlossberg wants to know why the state Senate removed from the state budget $100 million in federal funding for adult based mental health. Schlossberg says with one in six Pennsylvanians in need of mental health resources, the state can't afford to lose this funding. Read more
State Rep. Mike Schlossberg and Sen. Maria Collett today joined mental health professionals, advocates and fellow legislators at a Capitol news conference to address restoring the $100 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding for mental health that was left out of this year’s budget. Read more
State Rep. Mike Schlossberg is hoping it's not too late to get through funding for a bill near and dear to his heart: House Bill 849, which passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support last year. Read more
State Sen. Maria Collett (D., Montgomery) and state Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D., Lehigh) sat on the Behavioral Health Commission and drafted the legislation to spend the $100 million. They’re now calling for the money to be restored to its original purpose. Read more
“Let’s be clear about something contrary to what the Senate would have you believe, this is not an either/or proposition. We need to fund both,” said the bill’s primary sponsor, Rep. Mike Schlossberg, D-Lehigh. Read more
“I look forward to working with the Senate to try to pass a fiscal code that does fund this $100 million appropriation,” Schlossberg said. “But I think what happened in the budget is extremely frustrating, disheartening and downright damaging to people whose lives could be improved by enhanced funding for mental health.” Read more
“Even with two massive health systems in my backyard, we still struggle,” says state Rep. Mike Schlossberg, D-Lehigh County. “And things are unquestionably worse in rural Pennsylvania.” Read more
“This was not my preferred budget. But a yes vote was the correct one. With divided government, we need to govern. Governor Shapiro is correct: we need to send him a proposal which reflects our agreements and not let our disagreements hold up our obligation to govern responsibly," Schlossberg said. Read more
“We have more than a fiscal obligation to increase the minimum wage -- we also have a moral one,” Schlossberg said. Read more
“Increasing the minimum wage also is a suicide prevention strategy as higher wages reduce despair and are a key part of addressing Pennsylvania’s mental health crisis,” Schlossberg said. Read more
“It’s time to get this money out the door to serve Pennsylvanians,” said State Rep. Mike Schlossberg, the bill’s sponsor, in a statement. “I am grateful for the bipartisan support the legislation received and look forward to working with the Senate and Governor Josh Shapiro to get this done so we can get people the help they need.” Read more
“We know that there are massive challenges within the mental health universe from a workforce perspective,” said State Rep. Schlossberg. Read more
For too long, mental health has been a secondary consideration. However, if the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that these issues cannot be ignored. They must be addressed comprehensively, compassionately and courageously. Read more
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