Rep. Fedorchak plans another online forum
U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-N.D., will host another online public forum, with topics including the 'one, big beautiful' budget bill being considered by Congress.
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The forum will be at 7 p.m. CDT June 10. People wanting to participate in the conversation must sign up on Fedorchak's website by noon that day.
The forum will be livestreamed on her website and on her official Facebook page but will not be interactive.
'I'm especially looking forward to sharing what the One Big Beautiful Bill means for our state,' Fedorchak said in a news release.
Fedorchak said earlier this month that changes to Medicaid, including work requirements, included in the bill are needed to keep the program viable.
This will be the third online forum hosted by Fedorchak, who is in her first term as North Dakota's only member of the U.S. House.
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