Since July, the 33-year-old mother of a severely disabled boy has been trying to meet with her senator, Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana. Ty Bofferding, Cassidy's spokesman, told CNN that the new health care bill "upholds our commitment to take care of our most vulnerable by putting Medicaid back on a sustainable, long-term path." Michot told the health care staffer that "y'all know" the only two items the state will consider cutting will be education and health care. "If home health care was taken away, our life would be devastated." Because the health care bill under review at that time did not pass, no budget cuts were made.

Source: CNN September 22, 2017 19:30 UTC