(WHTM) – On This Week in Pennsylvania, Congressman and Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee Brendan Boyle (D-PA) joins Dennis Owens to discuss efforts by the Trump administration to cut spending and taxes.

Boyle highlighted his efforts to protect Medicare and Medicaid, saying the potential for cuts to either program would be “devastating.”

“I’m going to do everything I can to oppose this,” promised Boyle.

State Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-Allegheny), a member of the state legislature’s Irish Caucus, also joins the program to discuss the importance of the caucus on St. Patrick’s Day weekend.

Robinson also reacted to President Trump’s calls to reduce the federal workforce, which could impact many across the state, saying he’ll be “watching closely.”

This week, analysts JJ Abbott of Commonwealth Communications and Christopher Nicholas of Eagle Consulting discussed Senator John Fetterman’s comments on a potential government shutdown and the ongoing battles over spending cuts in Washington D.C.