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President Trump’s recent executive order allows each state to decide whether to accept or turn away refugees. Gov. Lee must decide by Christmas day if Tennessee will continue participating in our nation's refugee resettlement program.

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Block Grant Forums | Memphis

Block Grant Forums | Memphis By Initially Neglecting Memphis, Does Gov. Lee Understand the Danger of Block Grants? Gov. Lee’s initial decision to deny Memphis a block grant hearing, the area with the most TennCare enrollees in the state, is morally troubling. While we are encouraged that Gov. Lee ultimately granted Memphis a forum, we…

Block Grants Will Not Help the 300,000 Tennesseans in Need of Health Coverage

In response to Governor Bill Lee’s release of his Medicaid block grant proposal, State Director of the Southern Christian Coalition Lenda Sherrell released the following statement: “The implementation of Gov. Lee’s block grant proposal would further devastate families and children, especially as the number of uninsured Tennesseans rises. Block grants do not expand coverage to…

Gov. Lee Must End The Health Crisis Our Leaders Created

The Rise in the Number of Uninsured Tennesseans is Sinful In response to Tennessee’s alarming rise in the number of uninsured, leaving one in 10 Tennesseans without health coverage, the third-largest increase in the nation, State Director of the Southern Christian Coalition Lenda Sherrell released the following statement: “The increase in the number of uninsured…