According to Healthy State, state Rep. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, a member of the Legislative Budget Commission, expects that the committee will accept the millions in Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program grant money allocated to the state by the Affordable Care Act.
“„“I think I can predict this will pass,” said Rouson. “The bigger objective is to be eligible for the $100 million ‘Race to the Top-Early Challenge’ grant.”
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“„“In the end, I want us to do the right thing about health care for our vulnerable,” said Rouson.
“„He said he will return to Tallahassee on Sunday and begin calling his colleagues on the Commission to discuss September 7th’s agenda.
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“„“I’m not going to question the heart motives of the Governor on why he’s coming back to us when it was soundly rejected before because I’m going to celebrate the result, the eventual impact of what the acceptance of these dollars will mean,” added Rouson.
“„He said when the program was denied in June, he received calls from his constituents expressing their disappointment.