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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro urged state lawmakers to return to Harrisburg and pass a bill restoring SEPTA 's $213 million budget deficit in a visit to Philly on Tuesday.

State lawmakers have been unable to reach a SEPTA funding deal , allowing the agencies' Aug. 24 deadline to pass and the first round of service cuts go into effect.

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The divide is between party lines, with Democrats, which include Shapiro and the majority of the House, and the Republicans, who control the Senate, having different plans to restore SEPTA's funding.

Shapiro, who stopped in Philly before meeting leaders in the state legislature, acknowledged that Democrats and Republicans will have to come toge

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