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Leaders say immigrant health-care provision remains unresolved; Erin Murphy called for standalone bill
Summary
A leadership update addressed a major sticking point in negotiations: health-care coverage for undocumented immigrants. Erin Murphy said the issue "needs to be a stand alone bill," while House leaders said leadership must decide how it travels and expressed confidence the governor would honor the overall deal.
At the briefing, leaders identified health-care coverage for undocumented immigrants as a significant unresolved issue in the broader budget negotiations.
A reporter cited a comment by Senator Erin Murphy earlier in the day that "that needs to be a stand alone bill, period." The press conference speaker said that leadership has not yet decided whether that approach will…
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