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Legislative Network Alerts Alert Number 141 October 17, 2005 For Your Information Senate HELP Committee Hearing To: Members of the Legislative Network From: Patricia Leahy, Director of Governmental Affairs For those who read on the run, this Washington Wire deals with two issues only: the Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Federal employment programs for individuals with disabilities and; proposed, Draconian funding cuts to Medicaid. The Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) has scheduled an oversight hearing on Federal employment programs for persons with disabilities. The Senate oversight hearing, entitled 'Opportunities for Too Few? Oversight of Federal Employment Programs for Persons with Disabilities,' will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. We understand from reliable sources on the Hill that this hearing will deal with issues related to Wagner-Javits-O'Day and Randolph-Sheppard programs. Please note the room change which we are told was changed to accommodate a large number of people who are expected to attend this hearing. The HELP Committee hopes to release its witness list later on today. We encourage all NRA members who can to attend this important hearing and to get to the hearing at least 3 hours before it is schedule to begin. I will cover this hearing for the National Rehabilitation Association. The second, equally important, issue deals with proposed cuts to the Medicaid. The House and Senate will be returning today from the Columbus Day recess and one of the first issues to be considered is an all-out attempt in the House to cut as much as 50 BILLION from the fiscal 2006 budget which includes proposed cuts to Medicaid, which provides health care to the poor and disabled, food stamps, as well as possible across-the-board cuts in other programs, which include cuts to both DISCRETIONARY AND MANDATORILY-FUNDED programs. The reason for these Draconian funding cuts is ostensibly to pay for the hurricane relief bills which recently passed both Houses of Congress. |
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