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April 27, 2023
Senate Appropriations Chair Roger Thompson issues statement following veto override of Senate Bill 1130
OKLAHOMA CITY â Sen. Roger Thompson, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement Wednesday after the Senateâs 45-2 vote overriding Senate Bill 1130. The bill would prevent the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) from spending $600 million of Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) money, instead placing those funds back into the appropriations process for the Legislature to determine how the monies would best be utilized.