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Tue, May 13 2008

Roll Call

WASHINGTON — Here's how members of the state's congressional delegation were recorded on major roll-call votes this month:
HOUSE
1. MEDICAID FUNDS DISPUTE: The House on April 23 passed, 349 for and 62 against, a bill (HR 5613) placing a hold until April 2009 on new administration rules that would cut the federal share of Medicaid by $13 billion over five years and leave it up to the states to replace the funds or cut health services to the poor. In part, the new rules concern hospital and nursing-home services, graduate medical education, the placing of retarded children in family settings and transportation for disabled children. ....more>>

How they voted

BOSTON — Here's how local legislators were recorded on major roll-call votes taken this month:
HOUSE
1. RULES FOR HOUSE BUDGET DEBATE (H 4699) — In a vote mostly along party lines, the House approved 131-22 a set of Democratic leadership-sponsored rules to be followed when the House considers the $27.99 billion fiscal 2009 state budget this week. more>>

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