HARRISBURG — For days, Gov. Josh Shapiro has been warning of the devastating impact President Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill will have on Pennsylvania’s ability to feed its poor and disabled residents.

The Democratic governor even signaled this week that Trump’s bill might altogether end benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, that 2 million Pennsylvanians rely on to buy groceries and feed their families.

Now, with Republicans in Congress having approved and sent the massive, marquee bill to Trump’s desk, it is all but certain that Pennsylvania will need to scrounge up, at minimum, an additional $125 million in its budget in the next fiscal year to keep those benefits intact.

In the worst-case scenario, that tab could balloon to nearly $800 million, an amount that would likely require a large-scale tax hike or other major fiscal policy change to generate such vast revenue in a short period of time — a heavy lift in politically calm times, let alone in 2026, a gubernatorial election year. Pennsylvania already faces a structural deficit, with spending consistently exceeding the revenues it brings in.