Reps. Mackenzie, Bresnahan, and Perry Support the War in Iran that Has Skyrocketed Gas Prices

April 22, 2026

PENNSYLVANIA - Over the last month, Affordable Pennsylvania has flown plane banners over local minor league baseball games in Allentown, Moosic, and York calling out Reps. Mackenzie, Bresnahan, and Perry for driving up gas prices with their support for the war in Iran.

“As Pennsylvanians struggle with the rising cost of health care, groceries, utilities, and more, their congressmen are prioritizing funding a foreign war that is further jacking up costs over providing relief to the working families they represent,” said Rachele Fortier, executive director of Affordable Pennsylvania. “Pennsylvanians’ taxes should be used to help them put food on the table and go to the doctor, not paying for a war that makes life even more expensive. Congressmen Mackenzie, Bresnahan, and Perry must oppose further funding for this war and prioritize fighting for lower costs for Pennsylvania.”

This week, gas is over $4/gallon in nearly all of the Commonwealth’s 67 counties, including every county in Reps. Mackenzie, Bresnahan, and Perry’s districts. All three congressmen supported the U.S. strikes on Iran, voting last month against a resolution to curb President Trump’s powers in the Iran war.

These congressmen also voted last summer for historic cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, programs that help nearly 3 million Pennsylvanians access care and over 2 million put food on the table. The first week of the Iran war alone cost over $11 billion and the Pentagon has requested an additional $200 billion in emergency funding to continue operations. Pennsylvania taxpayers would be contributing $7.5 billion towards that total, enough money to fund Medicaid for 670,000 people and SNAP for over 3.5 million. The cuts from the Republican Tax Law have increased the Commonwealth’s uninsured population by 450,000 Pennsylvanians and put 143,000 Pennsylvanians at risk of losing their SNAP benefits, meaning that $7.5 billion could prevent 100% of Pennsylvanians from losing their health care and food assistance due to this legislation.

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