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Residents urge Seneca County Board to press Congress on Medicaid cuts; board members signal support for a letter or resolution
Summary
Multiple Seneca County residents urged the county board during public comment to oppose proposed federal Medicaid cuts and asked supervisors to send a county resolution or letter to the congressional delegation.
A series of residents and petitioners used the public comment period to urge the Seneca County Board of Supervisors to press Congress to oppose proposed federal Medicaid cuts and to send a county resolution to the congressional delegation.
Frank Blaskowitz of Seneca Falls opened the petitioners portion with statistics he attributed to his congressional district and to New York state: numbers for Medicaid enrollment and Medicaid coverage of nursing-home births in New York were cited as evidence that cuts would hit vulnerable populations. He urged the board to pass a resolution and send copies to Rep. Claudia Tenney and U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. "Your voices can help provide…
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