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Tom Harkin: “Senator Baucus and Senator Daschle have provided great leadership on this important issue of the stimulus. There is one…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2002
Senator Baucus and Senator Daschle have provided great leadership on this important issue of the stimulus. There is one part of the amendment that is before us that is vitally important to all of our States as we are facing this downturn in the economy. That part of the amendment deals with the Federal share for Medicaid recipients in the States. It is called FMAP, the Federal Match for Medicaid Program. Under the provision in the underlying Daschle amendment, and under the leadership of Senator Baucus, they did provide for three things. They provided a 1.5-percent increase to every State in their 2002 Federal match for Medicaid. That would provide about $3.5 billion in additional Federal Medicaid payments to the States.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Discussing the importance of Medicaid funding in the context of an economic downturn.

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