Medicaid petition given to Howell
By Jessica Koers, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. | |
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The petition was signed by 451 small-business leaders from across
"I don't know why I was chosen. I guess because I got a big mouth," Russell said.
Russell, owner of Olde Towne Butcher in
"I'm trying to do the right thing and get insurance for my employees" Russell said. "It's one of those deals where there is a lot of politics involved. But, it's trying to get the cost down and spread the cost out."
The
The major sticking point is primarily between Senate Democrats, who want
Both sides have vowed not to give in.
In a letter to U.S. Sen.
"Unfortunately, Governor [
If the budget was passed with the
The law requires the federal government to pay for 100 percent of expansion costs the first three years, then scale that back to 95 percent in 2017, 94 percent in 2018, 93 percent in 2019 and then 90 percent in 2020 and beyond.
Howell and other Republicans say they don't trust the federal government to follow through with the promised money. And they want a full review of current
Howell also wrote to Warner that the delay over the budget is "creating tremendous uncertainty for local governments, school boards, institutions of higher education and the business community."
He then asked Warner to reach out to McAuliffe and tell him that threatening a government shutdown over a single issue "is wrong."
Warner's reply stressed the importance of
"I urge each of you to recommit your best efforts to work together to find a consensus solution that moves
For Russell, the political game the state representatives are playing with one another is getting tiring.
"The partisan politics of today is disgusting to me it doesn't make sense. We couldn't get anything done in the last four years because of this," Russell said.
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