The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services needs $941 million extra in its budget this year to service the state’s aging population.
For some lawmakers, however, the “overspend” represents years of mismanagement under Gov. Tom Wolf that’s led to a 40% increase in the DHS’s budget since he took office in 2015.
“The bottom line is, this department cannot continue doing this,” said House Appropriations Committee Majority Chairman Stan Saylor, R-York. “The taxpayers are not an open wallet that can continue to fund these kind of increases.”
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