|
| |
|
This page contains letters signed by elected officials,
usually written to the President or relevant members of Congress.
The nation's governors urge you to include state countercyclical funding as part of your legislation to stimulate the economy. This would include $6 billion in Medicaid assistance by freezing scheduled federal FMAP reductions and increasing all states' F
Congress approved $20 billion in assistance to states, including $10 billion in Medicaid and $10 billion in block grants. The governors' current stimulus proposal is essentially the same, with the exception that it is a total of $12 billion as opposed to $20 billion. This proposal can be enacted quickly, as there is precedent and it is timely, temporary and targeted.Additionally, governors appreciate federal efforts to use tax policy to get additional money into the hands of consumers and businesses to stimulate the economy. When considering tax changes to spur economic growth, governors urge Congress and the Administration to follow the maxim of "Do no harm" by avoiding changes at the federal level that would diminish state tax revenues or force state actions that would undermine the effectiveness of federal efforts. We look forward to working with you to enact the appropriate stimulus program.
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 11.
- Topic: Tax Reform
- Headline: $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants
(Score: 1)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Independents
participating in NGA-0801TX |
| Charlie Crist |
s1s | FL 2010 Republican Senate Challenger; currently Governor |
| Jon Huntsman |
s1s | UT Former GOP Governor (2005-2009); Ambassador to China |
| Janet Napolitano |
s1s | US Cabinet |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
23
Republicans:
9
Independents:
3 |
|
 |
|
