PENNSYLVANIA – According to new estimates, the average Pennsylvania household has spent more than $3,400 extra on everyday necessities since 2024. The receipts are in, and Pennsylvania families are paying the price for Reps. Ryan Mackenzie, Rob Bresnahan, and Scott Perry voting against their interests.

Reps. Mackenzie, Bresnahan, and Perry promised to lower costs for working families. Instead, they voted for the Republican Tax Law, which made the largest cuts in history to Medicaid and SNAP, as well as cost-raising tariffs and the Iran war, all decisions that have contributed to rising costs for essentials like groceries, gas, electricity, housing, and health care.

The receipts tell the story:

• $3,400+ in additional household costs since 2024.

• $746 more on housing costs, including rent and mortgage payments.

• $310 more on groceries than in 2024, with grocery prices now 4% higher than when President Trump took office.

• $287 more on gasoline since the start of the conflict with Iran, totaling more than $1 billion in additional gas costs paid by Pennsylvanians.

• $210 more on electricity in 2025 than families paid in 2024.

• More than 50% higher monthly ACA health insurance premiums in 2026 after Republicans declined to extend enhanced premium tax credits, with deductibles increasing by more than $1,000 on average.

"The receipts don’t lie: every month costs keep going up. My grocery bill is higher. My gas bill is higher. My electric bill is higher. Health care costs more, too. All the little increases add up to a total I can’t afford anymore,” said Pamela, a resident of Lower Paxton. “I was promised lower costs, but I’m paying more for just about everything. Rep. Perry owes me an explanation, and more importantly, he owes me a plan to make life affordable again."

For working families across Pennsylvania, the affordability crisis isn't one big expense. It's every receipt adding up: another trip to the grocery store, another tank of gas, another utility bill, another doctor's visit. The cost of simply getting by continues to rise, while families are left wondering when relief will come.

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