Congresswoman Heather Wilson, First Congressional District of New Mexico
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| Wilson Votes Against Budget Reconciliation |
February 01, 2006 |
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Congresswoman’s Concerns include Medicaid Reductions & Digital TV Requirement
Washington — Congresswoman Heather Wilson today voted against Medicaid reductions that were part of the $39 billion budget bill which passed 216-214 today in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill (S. 1932) will now be sent to the President to be signed into law.
Rep. Wilson released the following statement:
“I again voted against this Act because the changes to Medicaid and fostercare are not in the interests of the people of New Mexico. I support comprehensive Medicaid reform that will change this system from one that pays claims to a modern system designed to improve the health of low-income Americans. I’m concerned this legislation shifts costs to states and individuals without significant reform that will improve people’s health. In addition, I opposed the mandatory transition from analog to digital television.”
Rep. Wilson also voted against the bill November 18, 2005, when it initially passed the House 217-215, and on December 19, 2005 when it again passed 212-206. In late October, in the Energy and Commerce Committee, she also voted against the Medicaid reductions and the digital television conversion in the bill.
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