“Their economies, already poor and struggling to recover from the recession, will be unable to support the regular matching payments needed to provide health care to the tens of thousands who will need it over the coming months,”
“[He expressed particular concern about the situation at Charity Hospital, as described by McSwain.] His comment breaks my heart, ... There are tens of thousands of people doing their best to get there in a hurry.”
“We are stripping away many of the eligibility and enrollment requirements normally needed to apply for federal benefits, ... No one who has been a victim of this disaster should be prevented from getting benefits they need because of government red tape.”
