August 6, 2010 - After weeks and weeks of phone calls, e-mails and personal visits from home care workers and consumers, the U.S. Senate finally passed the FMAP funding extension on Thursday. 

This is an exciting victory, which shows that when we work together in the Virginia Association of Personal Care Assistants, we can achieve anything!

But, we're not done yet. In order to get the funds needed to restore cuts home care workers' pay and hours, the U.S. House of Representatives has to pass FMAP funding.  The House is scheduled to debate the FMAP bill as early as next Tuesday.

That's why your fellow Virginians are counting on you to contact your Representatives today. Tell them: "Finish the Job. Pass the FMAP extension ASAP."

With the FMAP extension, we will regain the pay and hours we lost, and our consumers and loved ones will get the care they need to live independently.