Northampton County Lawmakers Set the Record Straight on Budget Dispute with County Executive McClure

September 29, 2025

HARRISBURG – Reps. Ann Flood (R-Northampton), Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) and Milou Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Northampton/Montgomery) today sent a letter to Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure correcting statements about Pennsylvania’s budget impasse.

The lawmakers pushed back against claims that Senate Republicans are responsible for the impasse, noting the Senate passed a stopgap budget on Aug. 12 to release funding while negotiations continued. Less than 24 hours later, House Democrats voted it down.

“We urge you to stop playing politics with people's lives. Canceling events and sending letters intended to alarm constituents is not good government,” the letter states.

The letter also disputes a Sept. 19 letter from the county’s Department of Human Services, noting multiple inaccuracies and the omission of the stopgap budget. The lawmakers emphasized that 911 centers will not lose funding and encouraged McClure to urge House Democratic leadership and Speaker Joanna McClinton to convene the House to pass at least a stopgap budget and restore county program funding.

A copy of the letter is available here.

Representative Ann Flood
138th Legislative District
Representative Zachary Mako
183rd Legislative District
Representative Milou Mackenzie
131st Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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