TENNESSEE IS NOT SCREWING AROUND WITH THE HEALTHCARE BILL - GO TENNESSEE
Dear Friends;
Today Rep. Susan Lynn & I asked State Attorney General Robert Cooper to prepare to block the federal healthcare reform bill now pending in Congress. The letter and news release is below.
If this bill passes, our state will be forced to expand Medicaid by $1.4 BILLION dollars annually. As it stands today, the legislation is not written so that every state in the Union receives equal protection under the law. As you are probably aware a U.S. Senator from Nebraska was able to get any future increases in his state's Medicaid program paid for in the current bill. That means people like you and me and all Tennesseans will be footing the bill for the people of Nebraska.
Please read this information below, I appreciate you all.
Sincerely,
Debra
State Representatives ask State Attorney General to intervene in federal healthcare legislation
On Monday, State Representatives Susan Lynn (R-Lebanon) and Debra Young Maggart(R-Hendersonville) asked Tennessee State Attorney General Robert Cooper to prepare to take the appropriate legal action against the federal government in the event HR 3200, the controversial federal healthcare reform legislation, passes into law. The legislators requested this action in order to grant Tennessee relief from the unfunded mandate contained in the bill that Tennessee complies with the expansion of the federal Medicaid program.
The letter notes that under the bill Tennessee would be forced to expand the state’s Medicaid program potentially costing the citizens of the state $1.4 billion dollars in additional state taxpayer funds annually.
“Such an increase would place a great burden on the citizens of this state. It is clear by the wording of the legislation itself that not every state would face a similar and equal burden,” stated Rep. Debra Maggart.
Lynn explained that, “We see this as a violation of equal protection of the law, an affront to our sovereignty, and as a breach of the U.S. Constitution.”
Lynn and Maggart noted that the passage of this bill is imminent so it is important that the AG prepare now to take immediate action, and they referenced Governor Bredesen’s recent comment that “we can’t print money.” The great issue for the states is that states are not allowed to borrow money for operations expenses. “Obviously, this is something that many in Washington just don’t understand,” stated Lynn.
Attorney General Robert E. Cooper, Jr.
P.O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN 37202-0207
Dear General Cooper,
This letter is to formally request that you prepare to take the appropriate legal action against the federal government in the event HR 3200 passes into law. We request this action in order to grant Tennessee relief from the unfunded mandate contained in the bill requiring Tennessee to comply with the expansion of the federal Medicaid program.
Under this bill, Tennessee would be forced to expand our Medicaid program, potentially costing the citizens of this state $1.4 billion dollars in additional state taxpayer funds annually. Such an increase would place a great burden on the citizens of this state. It is clear by the wording of the legislation itself that not every state would face a similar and equal burden.
We see this as a violation of equal protection of the law, an affront to our sovereignty, and a breach of the U.S. Constitution.
The passage of this bill is imminent, and as Governor Bredesen has noted, "We can't print money." This bill would expand the program beyond the fiscal capacity of this state.
Thank you for your timely attention of this matter.
Most sincerely,
Susan Lynn
State Representative
District 57
Debra Young Maggart
State Representative
District 45
© Debra Young Maggart | State Representative 45th District
203 War Memorial Building Nashville, TN 37243-0145 | 615-741-3893
Paid for by Debra Maggart for State Representative; Lori Atchley, Treasurer
Today Rep. Susan Lynn & I asked State Attorney General Robert Cooper to prepare to block the federal healthcare reform bill now pending in Congress. The letter and news release is below.
If this bill passes, our state will be forced to expand Medicaid by $1.4 BILLION dollars annually. As it stands today, the legislation is not written so that every state in the Union receives equal protection under the law. As you are probably aware a U.S. Senator from Nebraska was able to get any future increases in his state's Medicaid program paid for in the current bill. That means people like you and me and all Tennesseans will be footing the bill for the people of Nebraska.
Please read this information below, I appreciate you all.
Sincerely,
Debra
State Representatives ask State Attorney General to intervene in federal healthcare legislation
On Monday, State Representatives Susan Lynn (R-Lebanon) and Debra Young Maggart(R-Hendersonville) asked Tennessee State Attorney General Robert Cooper to prepare to take the appropriate legal action against the federal government in the event HR 3200, the controversial federal healthcare reform legislation, passes into law. The legislators requested this action in order to grant Tennessee relief from the unfunded mandate contained in the bill that Tennessee complies with the expansion of the federal Medicaid program.
The letter notes that under the bill Tennessee would be forced to expand the state’s Medicaid program potentially costing the citizens of the state $1.4 billion dollars in additional state taxpayer funds annually.
“Such an increase would place a great burden on the citizens of this state. It is clear by the wording of the legislation itself that not every state would face a similar and equal burden,” stated Rep. Debra Maggart.
Lynn explained that, “We see this as a violation of equal protection of the law, an affront to our sovereignty, and as a breach of the U.S. Constitution.”
Lynn and Maggart noted that the passage of this bill is imminent so it is important that the AG prepare now to take immediate action, and they referenced Governor Bredesen’s recent comment that “we can’t print money.” The great issue for the states is that states are not allowed to borrow money for operations expenses. “Obviously, this is something that many in Washington just don’t understand,” stated Lynn.
Attorney General Robert E. Cooper, Jr.
P.O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN 37202-0207
Dear General Cooper,
This letter is to formally request that you prepare to take the appropriate legal action against the federal government in the event HR 3200 passes into law. We request this action in order to grant Tennessee relief from the unfunded mandate contained in the bill requiring Tennessee to comply with the expansion of the federal Medicaid program.
Under this bill, Tennessee would be forced to expand our Medicaid program, potentially costing the citizens of this state $1.4 billion dollars in additional state taxpayer funds annually. Such an increase would place a great burden on the citizens of this state. It is clear by the wording of the legislation itself that not every state would face a similar and equal burden.
We see this as a violation of equal protection of the law, an affront to our sovereignty, and a breach of the U.S. Constitution.
The passage of this bill is imminent, and as Governor Bredesen has noted, "We can't print money." This bill would expand the program beyond the fiscal capacity of this state.
Thank you for your timely attention of this matter.
Most sincerely,
Susan Lynn
State Representative
District 57
Debra Young Maggart
State Representative
District 45
© Debra Young Maggart | State Representative 45th District
203 War Memorial Building Nashville, TN 37243-0145 | 615-741-3893
Paid for by Debra Maggart for State Representative; Lori Atchley, Treasurer
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Comment by SpitFire on December 22, 2009 at 12:54am -
I just got home from work, opened my email and there was an email from Debra Young Maggart herself. Thank God for my State Reps. I will be laid off in February and intend to do what ever I can to help my Reps. They will needs as many "boots on the ground" as they can get. I did it for our State Sov. bill that got passed and will do it again.
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