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Council debates and circulates multi-jurisdictional letter condemning federal cuts; signatures split
Summary
Council member Rink presented a letter circulated with state and local officials criticizing recent federal actions to cut Medicaid funding; four council members added their signatures while others declined or raised concerns about timing and language.
Council member Rink presented a multi-jurisdictional letter at the July 8 meeting that criticizes recent federal actions and calls for coordinated local responses. The letter — circulated with state legislators and local officials — asserts that federal budget actions will strip health care and cites projected losses to Washington in the coming decade.
Rink said the letter notes that the recent federal change "stands to lose the largest share of their federal Medicaid dollars of any state in the union to the tune of over $35,000,000,000 over the course of the next…
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