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This Concurrent Resolution is a legislative action by the New Jersey State Legislature to override a specific decision made by the Governor. The Governor had used a "line-item veto," which is the power to reject specific parts of a bill, in this case, a provision within the Fiscal Year 2012 appropriation act. This veto targeted language that imposed restrictions on a "Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver." A Medicaid Waiver is a special permission granted by the federal government to a state to modify certain aspects of its Medicaid program, which is a government health insurance program for low-income individuals and families. The appropriation act is a law that authorizes government spending. Therefore, the legislature is using this Concurrent Resolution to reinstate the restrictions they had previously placed on the state's request for this Medicaid Waiver, effectively disagreeing with the Governor's decision to remove those restrictions.