In
November 2012 there will be many changes in our state government.
We will be electing a new Governor as well as people in many other positions, both in Congress and here in our state. They want to hear from you as they form their campaign platforms. You need to hear from them so that you can be informed when you vote!
The Arc
of Washington State has added information on our web site to help you
as you decide who best represents your voice. We are distributing a questionnaire to the candidates asking for their perspective and plan of action, if elected, on issues that are important to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We will post their responses with their name and contact information on our site as we receive their replies. Be sure to check back often!
To view
information on statewide offices including Governor, Lt. Governor,
Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor, Attorney General, Commissioner of Public Lands, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Insurance Commissioner as well as open Congressional seats go to:
For
information on candidates for the Washington State Legislature (by district)
go to:
If you
have questions, please feel free to contact me.
Remember,
Change is made by those who show up!
Diana Stadden
Policy
and Advocacy Coordinator
The Arc
of Washington State
Toll-free:
(888) 754-8798
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Showing posts with label Advocacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Advocacy. Show all posts
Monday, June 18, 2012
Who will represent YOUR voice
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Bills of Interest and Governors budget proposal 2012
1/17/2012 Bills of Interest
2012 Governor Gregoire Supplemental Budget Proposal
While Legislators are working to develop a supplemental operating budget to address the budget deficit, there has been very little information about what the proposed budgets might include that would affect people with developmental disabilities and their families. The next Revenue Forecast is scheduled to be delivered on February 16, 2012. In recent years, proposed legislative budgets have been released after the most recent revenue forecast. We will keep you updated as we receive more information.
There are several bills working their way through the process and I have attached a bill list from The Arc of Washington to this email. The Arc of Washington office in Olympia is still without power so they have not been able to update this list since last week. To look up the full text of these bills please visit: http://www.leg.wa.gov/pages/home.aspx click on bill search and type in the bill number.
A couple additional bills not listed that you might be interested in are as follows:
HB 2581 – services to people with developmental disabilities transitioning from an RHC to Community Settings.
SB 6384 – ensures persons with developmental disabilities be given the opportunity to transition to a community access program after enrollment in an employment program for 9 months.
2012 Governor Gregoire Supplemental Budget Proposal
While Legislators are working to develop a supplemental operating budget to address the budget deficit, there has been very little information about what the proposed budgets might include that would affect people with developmental disabilities and their families. The next Revenue Forecast is scheduled to be delivered on February 16, 2012. In recent years, proposed legislative budgets have been released after the most recent revenue forecast. We will keep you updated as we receive more information.
There are several bills working their way through the process and I have attached a bill list from The Arc of Washington to this email. The Arc of Washington office in Olympia is still without power so they have not been able to update this list since last week. To look up the full text of these bills please visit: http://www.leg.wa.gov/pages/home.aspx click on bill search and type in the bill number.
A couple additional bills not listed that you might be interested in are as follows:
HB 2581 – services to people with developmental disabilities transitioning from an RHC to Community Settings.
SB 6384 – ensures persons with developmental disabilities be given the opportunity to transition to a community access program after enrollment in an employment program for 9 months.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Our Economic Future Coalition
We urge Governor Gregoire and the Washington State Legislature to show leadership in the effort to create jobs and rebuild a strong economy. In these tough times, we need to stand together as a state and invest in the public services that are key to our future prosperity and the quality of life in our communities.
In the wake of over $10 billion in cuts to community services during the past three years, an additional $2 billion in cuts would be devastating to our families and our communities.
Proposed cuts threaten to take access to health care away from 55,000 more people, eliminate care for 1,600 seniors and people with developmental disabilities, undermine our children’s education, and make college and job training inaccessible. These cuts disproportionately impact communities of color, immigrants and refugees and would worsen inequalities along race, gender, national origin, and income lines.
An all-cuts approach is the wrong direction for our communities. Instead, we urge lawmakers to take a balanced approach to solving our budget challenges. This includes protecting public health, public safety, working families and our children’s future. By investing in our future prosperity we can promote equal opportunity and a good quality of life for all. We ask lawmakers to work together so we can emerge from this recession with our communities intact and our economy poised to create good paying jobs.
As lawmakers consider the latest round of drastic and devastating cuts, the following actions should be taken:
• Raise revenue to address the immediate shortfall and prevent deeper cuts to essential services.
• Reform our tax structure to one that is more equitable and no longer places a disproportionate burden on those who earn the least.
• Pass an excise tax on stock profits and other capital gains to provide the revenues needed to invest in long-term job growth.
• Make sure tax breaks for businesses get the same level of accountability and scrutiny as all other spending in the budget so the public can evaluate whether they create jobs or not.
If the Legislature cannot meet the two-thirds majority requirement in place for raising some types of revenue, we support the Legislature sending a revenue referendum to the ballot, which can be passed by a simple majority vote in both houses
We oppose all efforts to use the recession as an excuse to weaken or overturn laws that protect workers, our communities, and the environment.
We call on our elected officials in Olympia to join with us in reaching a moral, responsible and balanced solution to support the vital public services that make Washington a great place to live and work.
For More Information go to: www.oureconomicfuture.org
Or email: info@oureconomicfuture.org
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Governor's Committee on Disability & Employment
The Governors Committee on Disability Issues and Employment will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting on September 22, 2011 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. This is a great opportunity for individuals with disabilities to shares issues and concerns and share any ideas they may have for positive change. Click HERE for flier.
Please help spread the word.
Please help spread the word.
Monday, March 28, 2011
"In our Shoes" Olympia Rally
A huge thank you to Joy Caldwell, Executive Director of The Arc of Island Skagit for making the “In Our Shoes” event such a great success! (see KOMO 4 video coverage of the event)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Legislative Reception Update
PLEASE NOTE:
The time for the Legislative Briefing on January 19, 2011 will begin at 2:00 pm instead of 2:30 pm. The briefing will wrap up by 4:00 pm. This will allow a little more time for advocates to go and eat dinner before the Legislative Reception begins at 5:30 pm.
The Community of People with Disabilities of Washington State
Invites You to Attend The 31st Annual
Legislative Reception
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
5:30 – 7:30
in the Legislative Building’s Columbia Room
Hosted By
The Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council, The Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment, The State Independent Living Council, Parkview Services & The Washington State Rehabilitation Council
Contributions Go To:
Coni Mackey at coni@parkviewservices.org or 1-206-542-6644
Other Questions:
David.Maltman@ddc.wa.gov or 1-800-634-4473
A brief summary of the most current issues for developmental disabilities will be provided in the afternoon at The United Churches. Go have dinner after the briefing, then join us at 5:30 in the Columbia Room on the first floor of the Legislative Building for the Legislative Reception.
Briefing 2:00-4:00 pm
The United Churches
110 Eleventh Avenue SE
Olympia, WA 98501
Reception 5:30-7:30 pm
Columbia Room
Legislative Building
Capitol Campus, Olympia
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
A Video and Vote from Senator Zarelli!
Please view the link below for a message and vote regarding IP’s (Independent Providers) who care for their family members in-home.
Thank you,
Kelly Church
It’s Reset Tuesday, and in today’s new video Sen. Joseph Zarelli raises questions about how state government compensates people who are “independent providers” of in-home care for family members and whether the cost of the program could be reduced by adopting the approach used to compensate foster parents.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Vigil-goers hold candles to the budget-cut wind
Vigil-goers hold candles to the budget-cut wind
Some were in wheelchairs. Others held banners. In all about 100 activists showed up tonight for a candlelight vigil under the Capitol's stone-roofed north entrance, expressing worry that looming budget cuts are going to shred the state's safety net.
The state's anticipated budget shortfall for next year is $4.8 billion, and a Thursday morning revenue forecast could make the situation worse or better.
But already, Gov. Chris Gregoire has ordered across-the-board spending cuts to cover a $520 million deficit through June, and that alone will knock some 27,000 children off health-insurance subsidies and could end prescription drug coverage for up to 500,000 recipients of Medicaid after March.
Additional cuts of 10 percent or more are under review by state agencies as Gregoire prepares for a budget to be released before Christmas.
"Even though we are in a recession, and I know we have to do these cuts, it's going to hurt in the long run," said Kyle Matheson, who held a battery-powered candle. "We need to stop this hurt."
Matheson said he recently became unemployed and also serves on the board of People First of Washington, which advocates for people with disabilities. "I'm concerned about the Medicaid cuts, the pharmacy cuts, any type of cuts that are going to hurt anybody with developmental disabilities or mental health issues," he said.
Diana Stadden, policy and advocacy coordinator for the ARC of Washington advocacy group, said she has a 17-year-old son with autism and she worries about pharmacy cuts. As a parent of three children employed by a nonprofit, she said it will be difficult to pay for some of his medications.
Stadden's group was one of several that arranged the vigil, including AARP, PAS-Port for Change, Puget Sound Alliance for Retired Americans, SEIU Healthcare 775NW and the Washington State Senior Citizens Lobby.
Ingrid McDonald of AARP, Walt Bowen of the Senior Lobby and Sue Elliott of ARC met with Gov. Gregoire and other healthcare-issue stakeholders late in the afternoon to talk about the pending cuts. McDonald said there was a shared sense of despair about the budget in the short term but optimism longer term that is linked to federal health-care reform.
She said Gregoire pointed to the reform as a way to get out of the current financing mess and that Gregoire reported talking to federal Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about letting the state serve as a pilot for the new Centers for Innovation created by reform.
Dennis Mahar, leader of the Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging said the state might be able to save money with a more coordinated use of Medicare and Medicaid spending.
He also expressed hope that lawmakers could find the guts to approve new revenues, summoning a two-thirds supermajority required by passage of Initiative 1053 on Nov. 2.
"I worry that our jails and emergency rooms will become our treatment centers," Mahar said.
Bowen said what is happening with budget cuts is the start of "dismantling" a long-term care system that took 30 years to build up and become cost-effective through supporting seniors in their homes instead of nursing facilities.
"I think the governor is … pained about the whole thing," Bowen said after the meeting with about 14 people and Gregoire about health care. "This is beyond anything she ever thought about in political life before … She was troubled by what is going to happen and tried to explain it. She's trying to figure out what to do about it."
The Governor’s Office confirmed Gregoire met with the parties but had no immediate comment. Mahar and McDonald cited elimination of hospice care aid for 2,600 low-income people and an end to prescription drugs for outpatient clients of the Medicaid system as major harmful outcomes of the budget crisis.
"I don't know how you do that,” Mahar said of the hospice cuts that are included in the Department of Social and Health Services share of 6.3 percent spending cuts. The cuts also will eliminate dental, vision and other care for low-income elderly and reduce hours available for homecare workers to assist the frail still living in their homes.
DSHS Secretary Susan Dreyfus said last week her agency also is cutting about $19 million more from its welfare spending, particularly in child-care subsidies for poor families transitioning to work, because caseloads have swollen and funding has not. That is in addition to more than $50 million in welfare cuts announced a few months ago.
Adam Glickman of the Service Employees International Union provided an analysis of the overall DSHS cuts that make up a large share of the $520 million in across-the-board cuts. The analysis showed administration and support services are being reduced by about 5.2 percent, while alcohol and substance abuse programs and developmental disabilities are cut by 10 percent. Economic services such as help for those on welfare are being cut 16.8 percent and long-term care is cut 15.7 percent, the analysis shows.
Inside of the long-term care area, SEIU's analysis shows home-care services are reduced by 15.5 percent and community residential services by 7.8 percent.
"It means some seniors and people with disability will lose homecare services entirely. Others will see their services drastically reduced, and thousands of vulnerable seniors will lose access to critical services like dental and vision coverage and prescription medications," Glickman said.
Glickman said SEIU and the coalition wants to put a human face on the cuts before the ugly budget fight gets under way in January in the Legislature. And McDonald said they want the public to know what really is at stake.
"There's not a clear path to it not being ugly," Glickman said.
Read more: http://www.theolympian.com/politicsblog/index.html#1443709#ixzz15eLnWb00
| Stop the Cuts! DRW wants to hear your story. |
| November 17, 2010 The Governor’s budget eliminates Medicaid payment for all prescription drugs and all physical, occupational, and speech therapy services for people living in the community. |
Diana Stadden
The Arc of Washington State
Policy and Advocacy Coordinator
Cell (Call-Text-Email): 253.576.6351
Fax: 360.357.3279 attn: Diana
Email: Diana@arcwa.org
Friday, July 30, 2010
FMAP funding has one last chance, ACT NOW!
CALL NOW! FMAP funding has one last chance! Take Action!
Ask to include amendment 4567 in HR 1586, vote is Monday!
Senator Murray is the lead sponsor of Amendment #4567 to H.R. 1586. This amendment includes a 6 month extension of the increased FMAP as well as additional money for teacher jobs. A summary is below.
Summary of Murray-Harkin-Reid-Schumer Amendment to H.R. 1586
FMAP. The amendment would extend and phase out increases in the Medicaid matching rate for six months, through June 30, 2011. This will ensure that states continue to receive these increases throughout state fiscal year 2011. The provision is estimated to cost $16.1 billion over 10 years.
Education Jobs Funding. The amendment would provide $10 billion for additional support to local school districts to prevent imminent layoffs. It is estimated that this fund will help keep nearly 140,000 educators employed next year.
This amendment will be voted on around 5:30 pm Eastern Time on Monday, August 2nd. Congress wraps up on August 9th. Action is need now.
Please call Senator Cantwell and ask her to support Senator Murray's amendment 4567 to extend the FMAP in HR 1586 which will be voted on Monday at 5:30 pm ET.
Please call Senator Murray and thank her for sponsoring amendment 4567 to HR 1586.
If the FMAP amendment does not pass, our Governor will be forced to make severe cuts to our needed services and the jobs that support them right now, because the FMAP extension funding was assumed in the last state budget.
Ask to include amendment 4567 in HR 1586, vote is Monday!
Senator Murray is the lead sponsor of Amendment #4567 to H.R. 1586. This amendment includes a 6 month extension of the increased FMAP as well as additional money for teacher jobs. A summary is below.
Summary of Murray-Harkin-Reid-Schumer Amendment to H.R. 1586
FMAP. The amendment would extend and phase out increases in the Medicaid matching rate for six months, through June 30, 2011. This will ensure that states continue to receive these increases throughout state fiscal year 2011. The provision is estimated to cost $16.1 billion over 10 years.
Education Jobs Funding. The amendment would provide $10 billion for additional support to local school districts to prevent imminent layoffs. It is estimated that this fund will help keep nearly 140,000 educators employed next year.
This amendment will be voted on around 5:30 pm Eastern Time on Monday, August 2nd. Congress wraps up on August 9th. Action is need now.
Please call Senator Cantwell and ask her to support Senator Murray's amendment 4567 to extend the FMAP in HR 1586 which will be voted on Monday at 5:30 pm ET.
Please call Senator Murray and thank her for sponsoring amendment 4567 to HR 1586.
If the FMAP amendment does not pass, our Governor will be forced to make severe cuts to our needed services and the jobs that support them right now, because the FMAP extension funding was assumed in the last state budget.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Take Action--Medicaid
What Will Happen to Medicaid?
Take Action!
Urge your Senators to support the extension of the FMAP increase
We are all anxious about Medicaid. Most states start their 2011 fiscal years this week and they are desperate for funding to keep their programs running. And Congress has just failed again to pass an extension of the increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP).
Without swift enactment of a six-month Medicaid FMAP extension, states may be forced to cut BILLIONS from their programs, including home and community based services, supported employment, dental care and even basic health care.
Advocates must make their voices heard to get the FMAP extension passed very soon.
Take Action
Please call your Senators' district offices during the Independence Day recess (July 2-12). The phone numbers and sample talking points are provided when you click on the "Take Action" link and enter your zip code in the "Call Now" box.
What to say:
• May I please speak to the staff person who covers health?
• I am calling to urge Senator _________________ to do everything possible to ensure that a Medicaid FMAP extension is passed.
• People with disabilities depend on Medicaid for their very survival. Without an extension of the Medicaid FMAP increase, we will lose vital services.
For this alert please call; do not email. Offices are keeping track of calls and personal visits.
Thank you in advance for your advocacy.
Take Action!
Urge your Senators to support the extension of the FMAP increase
We are all anxious about Medicaid. Most states start their 2011 fiscal years this week and they are desperate for funding to keep their programs running. And Congress has just failed again to pass an extension of the increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP).
Without swift enactment of a six-month Medicaid FMAP extension, states may be forced to cut BILLIONS from their programs, including home and community based services, supported employment, dental care and even basic health care.
Advocates must make their voices heard to get the FMAP extension passed very soon.
Take Action
Please call your Senators' district offices during the Independence Day recess (July 2-12). The phone numbers and sample talking points are provided when you click on the "Take Action" link and enter your zip code in the "Call Now" box.
What to say:
• May I please speak to the staff person who covers health?
• I am calling to urge Senator _________________ to do everything possible to ensure that a Medicaid FMAP extension is passed.
• People with disabilities depend on Medicaid for their very survival. Without an extension of the Medicaid FMAP increase, we will lose vital services.
For this alert please call; do not email. Offices are keeping track of calls and personal visits.
Thank you in advance for your advocacy.
Friday, June 11, 2010
The Voice Unheard
A thought provoking Poem by one of our own wonderful Siblings was posted on Autism Speaks blog
The Voice Unheard
I scream
I cry
I bang
You still don’t understand
The words won’t form for me to speak
But alas I have much to say
If only there was a way
A way for you to hear me
From behind the prison bars
The children on the streets stare
Like illuminating eyes in the night
I appear not to care
As they ponder over the sight
Of me walking on my toes
And screaming without no cause
To them I’m an alien
If only they could understand
There’s more than meets the eye with me
I’m not just some freak
If they could only see
I can’t help what I am or how I act
There’s much more under the surface
A truth waiting to be found
I’m not going to die
But that doesn’t make things alright
My mind, my body
Don’t work like they should
I’m trapped
A prisoner
No one’s knows how it happens
Why I can’t talk to you
It’s something in my brain
That went askew
There are others like me that can talk
But their case is different than mine
See we are all very different
Even with the same infected mind
In my case, I’m severe
I can’t talk
Only scream and yell
I bang walls and slam doors
And windows in cars
My senses aren’t like yours
My sense of feeling is off
I bang my head down on a table
Just to be sure it’s still there
Autism isn’t like cancer
There’s no cure
Or solution found
Only drugs and medication
To try and calm us down
But I am lucky to have a family
That loves me so much
They make sure I’m taken care of
And do everything they must
So next time you see me on the street
Or others of the same fate
Think of all we go through
Just to get through each day
Autism has a voice
If you take time to listen
You will hear
This “In Their Own Words” essay is by 15-year-old Emily Church. Emily’s 12-year-old brother has autism and she wrote this poem for a high school English class. “The Voice Unheard” is written from the point of view of her brother explaining his actions.
If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to editors@autismspeaks.org. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
The Voice Unheard
I scream
I cry
I bang
You still don’t understand
The words won’t form for me to speak
But alas I have much to say
If only there was a way
A way for you to hear me
From behind the prison bars
The children on the streets stare
Like illuminating eyes in the night
I appear not to care
As they ponder over the sight
Of me walking on my toes
And screaming without no cause
To them I’m an alien
If only they could understand
There’s more than meets the eye with me
I’m not just some freak
If they could only see
I can’t help what I am or how I act
There’s much more under the surface
A truth waiting to be found
I’m not going to die
But that doesn’t make things alright
My mind, my body
Don’t work like they should
I’m trapped
A prisoner
No one’s knows how it happens
Why I can’t talk to you
It’s something in my brain
That went askew
There are others like me that can talk
But their case is different than mine
See we are all very different
Even with the same infected mind
In my case, I’m severe
I can’t talk
Only scream and yell
I bang walls and slam doors
And windows in cars
My senses aren’t like yours
My sense of feeling is off
I bang my head down on a table
Just to be sure it’s still there
Autism isn’t like cancer
There’s no cure
Or solution found
Only drugs and medication
To try and calm us down
But I am lucky to have a family
That loves me so much
They make sure I’m taken care of
And do everything they must
So next time you see me on the street
Or others of the same fate
Think of all we go through
Just to get through each day
Autism has a voice
If you take time to listen
You will hear
This “In Their Own Words” essay is by 15-year-old Emily Church. Emily’s 12-year-old brother has autism and she wrote this poem for a high school English class. “The Voice Unheard” is written from the point of view of her brother explaining his actions.
If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to editors@autismspeaks.org. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Medicaid Action Alert
Huge Medicaid Cuts are Still at Stake
Take Action!
Make sure your Senator(s) continue to support extending the increase in the federal share of Medicaid
The clock is ticking on extending the increase in the federal government's share of Medicaid (known as the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP)). When the Senate returns next week they are likely to debate a tax extender bill that must include FMAP when it goes to the floor for a vote. This may be the last opportunity this year to vote to extend FMAP. Advocates must make their voices heard.
Without swift enactment of a six-month FMAP extension, states will be forced to make very deep cuts in programs, including home and community based services, supported employment, dental care and even basic health care.
The Senate must pass the FMAP extension soon.
You are receiving this alert because one or both of you Senators was among the 62 Senators that voted for the FMAP extension recently. Each of these Senators needs to be thanked for their past support. We must also urge each Senator to do all they can to make sure the FMAP extension is in the tax extender bill when it comes to the floor next week.
Even though your Senator has supported it in the past, some Senators have raised concerns about the growing federal deficit and the cost of the extenders bill. WE CANNOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT YOUR SENATOR WILL VOTE FOR THE FMAP EXTENSION AGAIN.
Take Action
Please call your Senator's office THIS WEEK. Call TOLL FREE - 1-877-442-6801. Sample talking points are provided when you click on the "Take Action" link.
What to say:
• May I please speak to the staff person who covers health?
• I am calling to thank Senator _________________for the past support of the FMAP extension and urge that s/he do everything possible to ensure that it is in the tax extender bill when it comes to the Senate floor for a vote.
• People with disabilities depend on Medicaid for their very survival. Without an extension of the Medicaid FMAP increase contained in the bill, we will lose vital services.
Please call; do not email. The reality is that staff on Capitol Hill rarely read constituent email anymore. There is just too much of it to keep track of. The best measures they have about what constituents need are telephone calls or personal visits.
Thank you in advance for your advocacy.
Take Action!
Make sure your Senator(s) continue to support extending the increase in the federal share of Medicaid
The clock is ticking on extending the increase in the federal government's share of Medicaid (known as the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP)). When the Senate returns next week they are likely to debate a tax extender bill that must include FMAP when it goes to the floor for a vote. This may be the last opportunity this year to vote to extend FMAP. Advocates must make their voices heard.
Without swift enactment of a six-month FMAP extension, states will be forced to make very deep cuts in programs, including home and community based services, supported employment, dental care and even basic health care.
The Senate must pass the FMAP extension soon.
You are receiving this alert because one or both of you Senators was among the 62 Senators that voted for the FMAP extension recently. Each of these Senators needs to be thanked for their past support. We must also urge each Senator to do all they can to make sure the FMAP extension is in the tax extender bill when it comes to the floor next week.
Even though your Senator has supported it in the past, some Senators have raised concerns about the growing federal deficit and the cost of the extenders bill. WE CANNOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT YOUR SENATOR WILL VOTE FOR THE FMAP EXTENSION AGAIN.
Take Action
Please call your Senator's office THIS WEEK. Call TOLL FREE - 1-877-442-6801. Sample talking points are provided when you click on the "Take Action" link.
What to say:
• May I please speak to the staff person who covers health?
• I am calling to thank Senator _________________for the past support of the FMAP extension and urge that s/he do everything possible to ensure that it is in the tax extender bill when it comes to the Senate floor for a vote.
• People with disabilities depend on Medicaid for their very survival. Without an extension of the Medicaid FMAP increase contained in the bill, we will lose vital services.
Please call; do not email. The reality is that staff on Capitol Hill rarely read constituent email anymore. There is just too much of it to keep track of. The best measures they have about what constituents need are telephone calls or personal visits.
Thank you in advance for your advocacy.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Disability Policy Seminar Fact Sheets
http://disabilitypolicyseminar.org/
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