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Sullivan County committee urges federal leaders to oppose proposed Medicaid cuts; resolutions 1–3 approved in committee
Summary
The Sullivan County Health and Human Services Committee voted to send a resolution to federal leaders opposing Medicaid cuts, amended to include congressional leaders and to endorse a New York State Association of Counties position. The committee also approved three other routine resolutions in a single block.
The Sullivan County Health and Human Services Committee voted to endorse a resolution urging the president, Congress and all relevant federal agencies to oppose proposed cuts to Medicaid and to instead strengthen and expand the program.
The committee amended the resolution to add the Speaker of the U.S. House and the majority and minority leaders of Congress, and to express support for the New York State Association of Counties’ position on Medicaid funding. The amendment passed in committee and the amended resolution was approved by the committee; it will be moved to the full county board next week for consideration.
Committee members also approved resolutions 1 through 3 in a single block. Those items were described during the meeting as routine: agenda item 2 corrected a date error in an earlier resolution (changing 06/20/2028 to June 30), and agenda item 3 was described as a routine update to state contracts for provision of services. The committee approved the block motion to advance resolutions 1–3 and then took up the Medicaid resolution for discussion and amendment.
Discussion at the committee referenced pending federal legislation: members said a House-passed bill containing proposed Medicaid reductions is currently with the Senate and would require negotiation in conference committees. Committee members reviewed available information about the scale of proposed cuts referenced in the discussion and described state-level advocacy work through county associations.
Votes at a glance
- Resolutions 1–3 (block): Motion to advance items 1–3 as a block. Mover: Amanda Ward. Outcome: passed in committee (count reported as unanimous). These were described in the meeting as routine contract/administrative adjustments; details were not discussed at length in committee and will track to the full board.
- Resolution 4 (Medicaid funding): Motion to adopt a resolution urging federal leaders and relevant agencies to oppose Medicaid cuts, amended to add the Speaker of the House, and the majority and minority leaders of Congress, and to note support for the New York State Association of Counties’ resolution. Outcome: amendment passed in committee; amended resolution passed in committee (tally reported as 5 yes, no recorded opposition). The item will be advanced to the full county board for final action.
Procedure and next steps
Committee members said, and the chair confirmed, that if the committee passes the resolution it will be forwarded to the full Sullivan County Legislature next week. No binding county budget changes or appropriations were made during the committee vote; the action is an expression of the committee’s position and intended advocacy.
Officials clarified that the legislative discussion referenced a House-passed proposal and that negotiations were ongoing in the Senate at the time of the meeting. The committee did not adopt specific legislative language beyond the resolution text and the amendment described above.
