General Assistance Medical Care - The Audio Files - Law Makers Speak Out
February 26, 2010
State Capitol - By Marty Owings
The fight over General Assistance Medical Care has taken some interesting turns in the past week. A bill authored by Rep. Erin Murphy (DFL) with Republican input was passed in the House by a vote of 125 to 9. That vote represented more than 80% of GOP Law Makers who supported the measure. Later that night the Governor used his veto power to kill the bill. The next morning, GOP Law Makers who had previously supported the measure, including the House Minority Leader Kurt Zellers, announced to the media that they were now supporting the Governor's veto.
Senator Steve Dille (R) comments on why he thinks it's politics over principle:
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Senator Mee Moua (DFL) comments on why she believes the GAMC program will be saved:
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Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller (DFL) on the senate override.
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Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL) on a possible GAMC override in the house.
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Representative Jim Abeler (R) the flip-flop of support for GAMC and why he won't support an override.
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King Pawlenty
King Pawlenty vetro an important health bill with 125 to 9 support and now the republicans that supported it are having a sudden change of heart...so much for democracy Minnesota style. Pawlenty wants to run for President? The white house needs to install a throne and find a suitable crown first. It’s bad enuff that Minnesota was in the black before Pawlenty became Governor and is now 51 million in the red. That he has abandoned democracy altogether is just the icing on the cake to his mismanagement of the state.