,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #agj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,mol9>o 7= himself1 ,ms4      
,t5ney1 & ,mr4 ,langwor?y7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ x is !         
congressional int5t ( ! ,af=dable ,c>e  
,act t enhanc$ ,f$]al m$ical assi/ance  
p]c5tage funds are to be directly %>$ ) 
! c\nties 9 ,/ates ) a ,m$icaid local   
%>e requirem5t4  ,:]eas c\nty gov]nm5ts 
t receive enhanc$ ,f$]al m$ical         
assi/ance p]c5tage 7e,f,m,a,p7 funds use
 su* funds to deliv] critical s]vices   
?r\gh ,m$icaid to vuln]able & und]s]v$  
populations1 su* z m5tal heal? s]vices1 
home heal? s]vices1 long-t]m c>e        
s]vices1 & o!r necess>y support s]vices2
 ,:]eas1 s9ce ! inception ( ! e,f,m,a,p1
 ,/ates h be5 %>+ su* funds ) ! c\nties 
to deliv] su* c>e to und]s]v$           
communities2 ,:]eas ,new ,york ,/ate    
,gov]nor ,ka?y ,ho*ul's late/ budget    

)holds a p]c5tage ( funds t are suppos$ 
to be giv5 directly to ! c\nties &      
absorbs su* am\nt into ! ,/ate budget2  
,:]eas #ah ,/ates m&ate c\nties         
contribute to ! non-,f$]al %>e (        
,m$icaid co/s1 su* z ,cali=nia1 ,nevada1
 ,utah1 ,colorado1 ,arizona1 ,new       
,mexico1 ,m9nesota1 ,mi*igan1 ,ill9ois1 
,ohio1 ,p5nsylvania1 ,new ,j]sey1 ,new  
,york1 ,v]mont1 ,virg9ia1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1
 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 & ,florida2 ,:]eas su*   
)hold+ ( e,f,m,a,p funds f ! ,new ,york 
,/ate c\nties adds up to #a1jjj1jjj1jjj2
 ,:]eas ,new ,york ,/ate's actions to   
)hold e,f,m,a,p funds is prev5t+ c\nties
 f provid+ ! necess>y support to        
vuln]able *ildr5 & s5iors2 ,:]eas !     
)hold+ ( e,f,m,a,p funds f c\nties w =ce
 c\nty gov]nm5ts to raise prop]ty taxes 
to make up = su* rev5ue loss2 & ,:]eas  
c\nties %\ld be reconcil$ &             
retroactively receive su* e,f,m,a,p     
funds to ensure ,m$icaid-dep5d5t        
populations receive ! support & c>e !y  
ne$3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (      

,repres5tatives recognizes t ,/ate      
gov]nm5ts t require a local c\nty %>e   
%\ld n )hold su* funds f c\nties to make
 up = ,/ates' ,m$icaid budget>y         
%ortfalls4