[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 60 (Thursday, April 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S2247]
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  SA 1693. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution 
H. Con. Res. 14, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO PREVENTING 
                   A REDUCTION IN MEDICAID FUNDING THAT COULD LEAD 
                   TO RURAL HOSPITAL CLOSURES, COST INCREASES FOR 
                   INDIVIDUALS WITH OTHER KINDS OF INSURANCE, OR 
                   HIGHER RATES OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE.

       The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate 
     may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 
     aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, 
     and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or 
     more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between 
     the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to 
     healthcare coverage and costs, which may include preventing a 
     reduction in Medicaid funding that could lead to rural 
     hospital closures, cost increases for individuals with other 
     kinds of insurance, or higher rates of uncompensated care, by 
     the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, 
     provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit 
     over the period of the total of fiscal years 2025 through 
     2034.
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