Cuellar: Rep. Clyburn and Sen. Manchin have helped me insure 771,000 Texans
LA JOYA, Texas – U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar says that by working with U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn he has been able to secure healthcare insurance for 771,000 Texans.
Cuellar, D-Laredo, made the announcement at a news conference in La Joya last Thursday. He said the funding would be included in the Build Back Better bill, which he predicted would be passed into law in early 2022.
The only Texas Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, Cuellar said he had secured some key provisions in BBB. The most notable, he said, was more funding to help the uninsured.
“I was able to add language with Jim Clyburn from South Carolina and with my friend in the Senate, Joe Manchin. As you know, when we passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, we told the State of Texas, you have got billions of dollars to expand Medicaid,” Cuellar explained.
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