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Spokane council passes resolution opposing proposed Medicaid cuts
Summary
The Spokane City Council passed a resolution opposing proposed federal or state cuts to Medicaid and will send the measure to the governor and the city's state and federal legislative representatives, Council Member Lydina Barrete said.
Spokane City Council Member Lydina Barrete said the council passed a resolution expressing opposition to proposed federal or state cuts to Medicaid and will forward the resolution to the governor and the city's state and federal legislative representatives.
Barrete, who represents District 2, told the council that in the city’s congressional district “about 50.4 percent of children and 22 percent of adults are insured by Medicaid,” and said the resolution is intended to make clear to state and federal lawmakers that Spokane opposes cuts that would affect residents’ insurance coverage.
The resolution was described during Barrete’s council report; the transcript did not record a motion maker, second, or a roll-call vote tally. The document will be sent to the governor and the city’s state and federal legislative representatives, according to Barrete’s remarks.
Council members and staff may take further steps to communicate the resolution to legislators, but no additional implementation timetable or related budgetary actions were specified in the meeting record.
Barrete identified herself as a sponsor and said she voted in favor of the measure.
