Senate Proceeding on Sep 24th, 2009 :: 0:26:25 to 0:27:49
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Sam Brownback: kansas about that, senator brownback. mr. brownback: i certainly have. and i appreciate the senator from tennessee l discussion and also asking that question as a former he's dealt with these issues. he dictates something -- or too often washington will dangle a say we would like for the states

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Speech By: Sam Brownback

0:26:43 to 0:27:04( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Brownback: to d money to get it started and then three years in the program, five years in the program money is pulled away at the federal level and the state is left trying to fund this. it's on two levels that i get it at the state level. number one is trying to drive so many more people into medicaid. and that's by raising the amount of coverage of people in

0:27:05 to 0:27:25( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Brownback: medicaid that it then gets a big price tag with it at the federal level initially and at the state level as well. state budgets are really strapped right now. i was just talking with some state legislators yesterday and are looking at a multiple, hundreds of millions of dollars hole next year. that alone, without adding additional medicaid requirements

0:27:26 to 0:27:46( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Brownback: from the federal government on top of that. and that's clearly a huge problem for them. you're going to add a cost at a time when they don't have the funds. the federal government, much of it is saying we're going to pay for it initially. the proposals under baucus are to pay for most of it initially. but i don't think there's any question but that then over time

0:27:47 to 0:27:49( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Brownback: the states going to have to assume a bigger role of that,