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GoLocalProv | News | NEW: Debt Ceiling Legislation May Cost Rhode Island Tens of Millions in COVID Dollars
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Governor Dan McKee PHOTO: GoLocal
No one seems to know how much Rhode Island will be forced to return to the federal government in COVID-19 relief funds as part of a claw back provision in the debt ceiling legislation.
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the senior member of Rhode Island’s delegation, is not answering questions. His office has not responded to questions from GoLocal.
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The McKee administration is waiting for more guidance from the White House and the congressional delegation.
The spokesperson for McKee’s Department of Administration says they are working to understand the impact.
“The Department of Administration is working with state agencies and federal offices to review the many funding sources involved and to determine the potential impact to Rhode Island,” said Derek Gomes, the spokesperson for the Department of Administration.
At real time, the debt ceiling bill on Wednesday has received a bipartisan procedural approval and is now pending for full passage by the House of Representatives.
Overall 100 programs are potentially impacted in Rhode Island.
A Biden administration document now being circulated identify $27 billion in potential clawbacks from the states.
The document does not provide a state-by-state impact.
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