If the money to cover children is handed to them totally. without any oversight. which is quite strict. I fear many children who need the coverage will not get coverage. Administration officials said this budget deal also will cover disabled legal Immigrants who were in the country on August 22. when the bill was passed. That is another bright spot. We have proposals to deal with a problem that has overwhelmed some of the congressional offices. I have more people seeking help with immigration problems and problems relating to the immigration reform than any other problem in my office. There are just hundreds of people who fear that they are in dire straits. and are. The threat to their wellbeing is tremendous. There are nursing homes that will not admit elderly people who are not citizens. even before the September cutoff point goes into effect. They do not want to have people in the nursing home who are not eligible for Medicaid and then they have to kick them out. so they are just preempting the situation by refusing to admit them. Anybody who is a legal immigrant who needs nursing home care cannot get it. because of the fear that they will not be able to get reimbursed for their services. and already they have begun the tragic course of triage. throwing the elderly overboard. I just want to break in with a note of optimism. some good news. In the budget the agreement still calls for an increase In the funds for telecommunications and for revamping our schools. so the schools can make full use of the new educational technology efforts.
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