Texas Republicans Stand United Against Providing Low-Income People With Health Care

[mollywobbles867]

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) and the state’s two Republican senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, joined forces at the state capitol on Monday afternoon to reiterate their opposition to expanding the Medicaid program under Obamacare. Despite the fact that Texas could add about 1.5 million low-income people to its Medicaid rolls if lawmakers opted to

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[romp]

THIS

[hinoema]

I pick option 2. Also, that's not 'fiscal conservatism', it's 'lying SOBism'. When representatives choose to obtain their ends by being misrepresentatives, it invalidates any claim they had to legitimate political reasoning.

[tabaqui]

I am seriously just getting ill with rage. Damnit, no good news today!

[masakochan]

My thought on this- they'd be happy as hell to agree to expand if it was from a Republican President, but since it's from under Obama- they can't stand it.

[crooked_halo]

Ding ding ding we have a winner!

We ran into the same thing regarding our governor in WI rejecting federal money for a public transportation project because he believed it was a "waste of money." Because of course, it's a waste of money to do something that creates jobs, gives more transportation options, especially for those who might not be able to afford a car, not to mention that public transportation is better for the environment. *eyeroll*

I'm so incredibly sick of this refusing to get along or work together on ANYTHING shit.

[4o5pastmidnight]

Ugh, I forgot to flip off the Guv's mansion today when the bus drove by it. I do it almost every day, and today I had a strong urge to and sensed the evil when we got near, but I also had an exam to study for, soooo

[romp]

requiring a family of three to earn less than $5,000 per year

Fuck, how do they not die of starvation by then?

[ook]

Seriously. How does a family of three live on just $5000???? Are they living in a tent?

[wrestlingdog]

Seriously!