WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) issued the following statement today regarding the vote on the extension of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) for Medicaid:

“I understand the burden the expiration of this provision places on states, but this bill also places an unnecessary burden on taxpayers. It increases taxes permanently to finance this temporary spending and adds $22 billion to next year’s deficit. Instead, the federal government should tighten its belt, like millions of American families are doing.”

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