Seniors Hold Prayer Vigil While State Gov't Debates Cuts To Health Care

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 17: Cynde Soto (L), Sandy Chu (2L), and Michael Just (2R) join in as Gawine Bilal Maydeen leads a coalition of groups representing seniors and people with disabilities in an Islamic prayer while the Assembly Budget Subcommittee holds a hearing in Sacramento to help determine if enough federal funds will come to the state to prevent cuts to health care programs on March 17, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. California is desperate for cash to recover from its state budget crisis which has been the cause of slashed services and some higher taxes. Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democrats who control the legislature are both lobbying to get as much of the federal stimulus moneys as they can get. The state could get at least $31.5 billion as Democrats and Republican wrestle over fine-print legislative changes needed to get the cash, with the prospect of undoing Medicaid eligibility changes in the works. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)