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Citizen urges Beltrami County to condemn federal budget bill, warns of local Medicaid and SNAP cuts
Summary
A county resident warned the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners that the Federal Budget Reconciliation Act (referred to as HR 1) will harm local Medicaid and SNAP services and urged the board to adopt a formal resolution condemning the law and supporting accountability for sponsoring federal officials.
Randall Berg, a longtime Beltrami County resident, told the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners that the Federal Budget Reconciliation Act (referred to in his remarks as “HR 1”) will increase food insecurity and reduce access to medical care for county residents and place “administrative and financial burdens” on county government.
Berg, who identified himself as having worked for more than 20 years as an assistant Beltrami County attorney, said the Minnesota Department of Health’s summary of the federal changes described the cuts as,…
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