One of the most right wing governors in the country is battling her Republican legislators regarding Medicaid expansion:
Meanwhile, in Arizona, GOP Gov. Jan Brewer is going to the mat to force lawmakers in her conservative-leaning state to embrace a dramatic expansion of Medicaid made possible by an infusion of federal dollars under Obama's health care law.
Although she joined other Republican governors in suing the Obama administration over the constitutionality of the president's health care law, she's now told the Republican-controlled Legislature she'll veto every bill they send her until they approve the expansion. She nixed five bills last week — a move that led the state Senate president to accuse her of extortion.
Brewer's administration in recent years installed a Medicaid eligibility freeze to help balance the state budget. But rejecting the Medicaid dollars under the new law — Washington is offering to pay 100 percent of the cost for the first three years — meant telling about 300,000 poor Arizonans they're out of luck while their counterparts in other states get coverage.
"I never liked the Affordable (Care) Act," Brewer said earlier this year. "But, we don't cut off our nose to spite our face."
So Brewer joined eight other Republican governors, including Christie, in calling for the expansion to go forward. Six of those governors have so far received legislative approval or appear on track to do so.
http://news.yahoo.com/needs-threats-test-gop-small-government-070806491.html
So is this "extortion"? A sell-out? Prudent leadership?
Tell us, Right Wing Fanatics of the Forum.
