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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 18, 2015 a speech
Says he "turned down a Medicaid expansion under Obamacare," but because of actions he took, for the first time in Wisconsin's history "everyone living in poverty is covered under Medicaid."
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September 2, 2015
Debbie Mayfield
Debbie Mayfield
stated on May 4, 2015 a tweet
"Florida sends $135 billion and D.C. returns $150 billion."
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By Joshua Gillin • May 14, 2015
Steve Crisafulli
Steve Crisafulli
stated on April 28, 2015 an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times
"If we choose Obamacare expansion, 600,000 will lose eligibility for their subsidies, of which 257,000 would be forced into Medicaid."
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By Joshua Gillin • April 30, 2015
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on March 13, 2015 a television interview
"Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 29, 2015
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on March 10, 2015 a Senate health policy committee hearing
Medicaid is close to 30 percent of the state budget and "the biggest expenditure at the state."
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By Amy Sherman • March 12, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 11, 2014 an interview
Two-thirds of the federal budget is "permanent law ... it's permanently appropriated."
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December 19, 2014
Kirk Cox
Kirk Cox
stated on June 23, 2014 a speech.
"There are more than 46 million Americans living in poverty today -- the largest number in 54 years."
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By Sean Gorman • July 11, 2014
Dave Marsden
Dave Marsden
stated on June 14, 2014 a radio interview.
After Massachusetts passed a mandatory health insurance law "their mortality rate went down...it saved lives."
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By Sean Gorman • June 27, 2014
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on April 15, 2014 a tweet.
Says Virginia House Republicans are sacrificing $5 million a day in U.S. funds by refusing to expand Medicaid.
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By Nancy Madsen • May 5, 2014
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on March 24, 2014 news release.
Ed Gillespie’s 2006 book "promoted an individual health care mandate, and recommends that it be enforced by the IRS through the income tax code."
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By Sean Gorman • April 27, 2014
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on February 25, 2014 a press release
Says Rick Scott "oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s history."
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By Amy Sherman • March 3, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on December 12, 2013 a tweet
In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans’ private data" via health care.
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By Sue Owen • January 4, 2014
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2013 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"Given how expansive our program already was," expanding Medicaid in New Jersey due to Obamacare "was a relatively small expansion."
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By Julie Kliegman • November 14, 2013
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on August 12, 2013 a speech
Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years.
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By Eric Stirgus • August 16, 2013
Dave Schwartz
Dave Schwartz
stated on June 17, 2013 a speech.
"Twenty-four percent of doctors in Virginia currently don’t accept new Medicaid patients because the reimbursement rates are so low."
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By Nancy Madsen • July 12, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 14, 2013 a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference
Says Obama called Medicaid "broken" four years ago.
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By Sue Owen • April 9, 2013
Christopher L. Smith
Christopher L. Smith
stated on March 5, 2013 a speech
Florida is "second in the nation in the uninsured."
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By Amy Sherman • March 8, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 5, 2013 a State of the State speech
"For the first time in eight years, our budget also increases funding for persons with disabilities by $36 million to help more disabled people receive community-based services."
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By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2013
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on February 4, 2013 a news conference
Without a Medicaid expansion, 275,000 more Ohioans could be getting their primary care in emergency rooms, costing "everybody a lot of money."
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By Tom Feran • February 21, 2013
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on February 11, 2013 a letter to Ohio lawmakers
Federal spending on entitlements "is projected to consume all revenue by 2045."
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By Stephen Koff • February 21, 2013
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