VOR 2006 Initiative "Leave-Behind" Positions

Each year, VOR prepares "leave-behind" folders for distribution to every Members of Congress. VOR's Legislative and Government Affairs Committee members prepare the position papers.

The costs of supply and labor are donated by Hazelwood ICF/MR volunteers in Louisville, Kentucky.

The 2006 Initiative Leave-Behind folders included the following position papers:

Letter to Congress

Medicaid Services: A look at what's "optional" and mandatory under the law

VOR opposes Congressional Proposals to Create a Sunset Commission

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: Technical changes are needed to ensure Congressional Intent

Our Family Members -- People with Severe and Profound Mental Retardation: These are the people Congress had in mind when Medicaid was Established

Please Protect Medicaid Funding for Programs that Continue to Provide Life Sustaining Quality of Life For Our Family Members with Mental Retardation

Needed: A legislative solution addressing the widespread lack of access to quality health care people with mental retardation.

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