Haiti and Chile Earthquakes

Statement by White House Press Secretary on S.2949

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2010.

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On Wednesday, January 27, 2010, the President signed into law:

S. 2949, the “Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act of 2010,” which increases, from $1 million to $25 million, the cap for fiscal year 2010 on the amount that the Department of Health and Human Services may spend for the provision of assistance to repatriated U.S. citizens; increases, by $65 million, the 2010 funding for the Medicaid Qualified Individual program; and reduces the Medicaid Improvement Fund by $90 million.

 

Source: whitehouse.gov

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