my mounting counties in
appalachia.
either situation where due to
the census they are telling me
that allegheny county right next
to our colleagues in west
virginia has lost their
designation for federal funding
to qualified for the affordable
care.
i wrote you a letter in february
february.
your staff has been calling back
and forth but we have been told
recently there is nothing you
can do.
madam secretary ned to look into
this.
you know western maryland.
you know those mountain
counties.
you know they have lost
population.
you know that they have lost
jobs.
we don't want them to lose hope
in their government.
the impact is $2 million.
that might not be allowed by our
spending up here but that enable
them to attract doctors.
it enabled them to harness
volunteers like dental visits.
could i have your assurance that
you will actually look into this
and not just have a lot of your