Exclusive: Shapiro eyes minimum wage hike if Democrats sweep Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania governor said he’ll be focused on passing a few specific items if his party wins full control of the government. READING, Penn. — Both parties expect Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to win re-election next week, and he’s barnstorming his state to give his party a governing trifecta for the first time in 34 years. Shapiro told Semafor that he’ll be focused on passing a few specific items if his party wins full control of the government — not a parade of progressive bills, as Democrats in some swing states have done after winning the legislature. “I’m going to the good people of Pennsylvania, saying: I want to raise your minimum wage. I want to give survivors of sexual abuse the opportunity to confront their abuser in court. I want to have a big housing and critical infrastructure fund,” Shapiro, a possible 2028 presidential contender, said after a stop at a Hispanic grocery store in Reading. As for Democrats on Capitol Hill, Shapiro wants them to force “real accountability” of President Donald Trump and his administration if they win control of either chamber in Congress. “Donald Trump is corrupt, and we’re seeing that every single day,” he said.
The Pennsylvania governor said he’ll be focused on passing a few specific items if his party wins full control of the government. READING, Penn. — Both parties expect Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to win re-election next week, and he’s barnstorming his state to give his party a governing trifecta for the first time in 34 years.
Shapiro told Semafor that he’ll be focused on passing a few specific items if his party wins full control of the government — not a parade of progressive bills, as Democrats in some swing states have done after winning the legislature. “I’m going to the good people of Pennsylvania, saying: I want to raise your minimum wage. I want to give survivors of sexual abuse the opportunity to confront their abuser in court. I want to have a big housing and critical infrastructure fund,” Shapiro, a possible 2028 presidential contender, said after a stop at a Hispanic grocery store in Reading.
As for Democrats on Capitol Hill, Shapiro wants them to force “real accountability” of President Donald Trump and his administration if they win control of either chamber in Congress. “Donald Trump is corrupt, and we’re seeing that every single day,” he said.