As expected, the spending blueprint, which passed on a 50-3 vote, makes significant changes to the budget approved by the House earlier this month. That sets the stage for a joint committee to hammer out a compromise. How quickly that panel moves could determine how long lawmakers stay in Atlanta.He, of course, mentioned the committment the Senate made in Unlock the Waiting List this year...
The Senate version of the budget includes more than 3,000 new spaces on waiting lists for programs that allow people with brain injuries or disabilities that began before age 22 to remain at home. "To me, this is a monumental step (where) we're actually putting our money and our dollars where our mouth has been and where our heart has been," said state Sen. Renee Untermann, R-Buford.We forgive him for lumping the ICWP slots into the 3,000, the 142 ICWP slots that will actually allow those with brain injuries to live in the community. I believe that this is the third time Larrabee has done such a good job covering our issues this session.
We will be turning our action alert page over to focus on the members of the Conference Committee today and then sending out an alert about how you can help continue this momentum. The most important step will be at the end of all of this - we will be asking you to send thank you notes to your legislators for remembering us this year. They need to hear from us above and following all else.
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