Florida turns down $4.9 million from federal government designed to strengthen parenting

Kimberly Dudley says she is grateful for the agency Healthy Start, which sent an educator into her home to help her get off drugs and prevent her kids from being shipped to foster care.

"If I didn't have the program, I would be homeless with a premie," said Dudley, 21, a Clearwater mother of two young children.

Earlier this month, the Florida Department of Health turned down a $4.9 million federal grant that already has helped 84 Pinellas County families and hundreds more statewide.

The department was forced to turn down the money after the Florida Legislature refused to accept it.

Some state lawmakers were upset because the program is connected to the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare."

"It's unconscionable, unconscionable that we should return this money to Washington . . . and allow it to go to other states," said state Sen. Nan Rich, D-Weston.

The federal government was poised to give the $4.9 million to programs around the state that provide in-home visits to parents in areas with high rates of premature babies, poverty, crime, substance abuse, joblessness, child abuse and other issues.

The in-home visits are designed to combat those problems by deploying professionals who teach parenting and other skills.

Though the Legislature had the role of deciding whether to accept the grant money, Gov. Rick Scott said last month that "we're not going to implement Obamacare in Florida."

You know, I used to call my daughter when Moree was on and we’d sit and gab during the show laughing about “baby daddy or momma ho?”....

Mommas are there to get DNA proof for that child support and maybe-daddy there to get proof he ain’t.

I love it when momma say “he look just like Tyrone, Octavius, whatever” and kid’s bright as day while Tyrone is dark as night.....

I remember when one of them pure-of-heart virgins was on for the 8th or 9th time trying to trap “maybe-daddy” Didn’t work and she snickers and then feigns being upset and running off stage and crap all crying....

Thanks for the ping, friend! Been in Issac preperation today and catching up!

A Florida ping here and a BIG THANK YOU to our Florida Legislature and our WONDERFUL Governor Scott!!

We Floridians want no part of ObamaCare NOR any of the candidates who support Obama! Shall I name the Florida candidates who support Obama and of course, ObamaCare? Might as well, since we MUST vote them out or keep them out of Congress come November!!!

VOTE AGAINST THE FOLLOWING DEMRATS!!!

Senator Bill Nelson
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Jim Bryant (D)
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Al Lawson (D)
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J.R.Gaillot (D)
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Congresswoman Corrine Brown (D)
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Heather Bevin (D)
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David Werder (D)
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Johnathan Snow(D)
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Congresswoman Betty Castor (D)
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Keith Fitzgerald (D)
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Patrick Murphy (D)
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Jim Roach (D)
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Congressman Alcee Hastings (D)
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Lois Frankel (D)
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Congresswoman Debbie W. Schultz (D)
GO KAREN HARRINGTON!
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Joe Garcia (D)
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Manny Yevancey (D)
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Congresswoman Debbie W. Schultz (aka,Dizzy Debbie)
GO KAREN HARRINGTON! http://www.karenforcongress.com/ HAVE A GREAT CONVENTION WEEK!!

***federal money comes with major strings attached ...***

This is at the heart of the weakening of the Constitution. The Feds tax the states so heavily that the states and local communities cannot raise enough taxes to meet their citizen's needs - without a heavy tax burden.

Then the Feds say, 'You can have some of your money back, just do what we say to do.' This cancels states' rights; the USGvt can say, 'Well, you don't have to take the money...' Thus all these unconstitutional agencies: Education, Housing..., Highways, etc., etc.

In my younger years when I did some professional driving I can remember entering the state of Virginia; I was always greeted by a large sign saying, 'welcome to Virginia; all roads and highways are built only with state money.' That included the interstates.

Those signs have gone the way of the dodo bird! ...so has the Constitution! |:-(

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