The child care worker shortage is a national problem — but in Pennsylvania, we know how to solve hard problems and get stuff done. The recruitment and retention bonuses I proposed would help recruit more child care workers — and keep those already here. They would be a lifeline — but you don’t have to just take it from me.

I got to stop by a staff meeting at @TheBrewWorks today in Bethlehem. Before I left, their Head Brewer stopped me and told me: “Don’t let my malt prices go up.” Because of President Trump's tariffs, craft brewers like Jeff Fegley and his team are getting hit — the price of the aluminum in their cans, the steel in their equipment, and malt in their beer could all increase. I'm not sure why the President wants to do this to our craft breweries and main streets, but I want you to know we give a damn about small business owners (and the great beer they brew) — and I’ll keep fighting for them no matter what chaos comes out of D.C.