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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019

Floor Speech

Date: Jan. 16, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Entitlements and the Safety Net Government Budget and Spending

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Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, I rise in support of Mr. Sablan's amendment. As chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, I believe we must ensure Americans can access vital health programs, especially in times of dire need.

Yet, after terrible typhoons, Americans in the Northern Marianas could see Medicaid run out. Unlike States, territories have finite pools of Medicaid funding, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates the Northern Marianas needs $36 million to maintain care for Medicaid patients, up from $20 million, which we provided in the underlying bill.

Mr. Sablan's amendment would provide that additional $16 million. We have an obligation to help Americans in Middletown, Connecticut, and, yes, the Northern Marianas access Medicaid as well, especially when they need it the most.

Madam Chair, I strongly support the amendment.

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