MIL-OSI USA: Deluzio Holds Resident Town Hall at Millvale Senior Community

MILLVALE, PA — Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) visited the Lloyd McBride Independent Senior Living Community in Millvale for a town hall meeting with residents. He answered questions about the Trump Administration’s and Congressional Republicans’ attacks on federal programs that residents rely on, like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid—and shared how he’s fighting back to stand up for Western Pennsylvanians.

“The good folks at Lloyd McBride Independent Senior Living Community have earned the right to retire with dignity, and they rightfully expect our government to deliver their hard-earned benefits. It’s outrageous that the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans are attacking so many of those commitments that seniors rely on,” said Congressman Deluzio. “It’s tough for some seniors to travel to events, so I was glad to come to them in Millvale to hear their concerns, answer their questions, and share a simple message: no matter what they throw at us down in Washington, I’ll keep fighting for all of us in Western PA.” 

Photos from the event are available for use by the press here. 

Below are just a few examples of the federal actions that are causing concern for seniors in Western Pennsylvania and across the country—as well as how Congressman Deluzio is fighting back: 

• The Social Security Administration has plans to fire thousands of workers, is planning to close field offices around the country, is ending payments by paper check, is pushing seniors to use its unreliable website for customer service instead of in-person assistance, allowed DOGE to access sensitive personal data, has said it will stop responding to Congressional inquiries, and has switched its official messaging to Elon Musk-owned social media platform “X” (formerly known as Twitter) following cuts to communications staff.

  In response, Congressman Deluzio has: 

• Congressional Republican’ budget outline targets Medicaid for $880 billion in cuts. Medicaid is a key source of funding for senior living homes. More than 130,000 people that Congressman Deluzio represents in Western PA rely on Medicaid for healthcare. 
• If Congressional Republicans are successful in rolling back healthcare elements of the Inflation Reduction Act, Americans would lose a key Medicare provision that caps out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Medicare enrollees at $2,000 per year. This is expected to save PA Medicare enrollees an average of $2,515 this year. 
  • Congressman Deluzio has called attention to this under-discussed threat and will continue doing so.  

Congressman Deluzio looks forward to discussing many of these issues further at his upcoming Telephone Town Hall focused on protecting Social Security and Healthcare next Tuesday, April 29th at 6:00pm and at his in-person May Town Hall (details forthcoming). 

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