Posted on 12/15/2014 11:31:42 AM PST by Bettyprob
On Monday, Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Haslam outlined his plan to expand Obamacare. According to The Tennessean, he has branded the plan Insure Tennessee and dressed it in states’ rights rhetoric, claiming that the plan, which he says qualifies for federal funding under the Affordable Care Act, is an alternative to expanding Medicaid. WATE-TV 6 quoted a press release by Haslam in which he said, “This plan leverages federal dollars to provide health care coverage to more Tennesseans, to give people a choice in their coverage, and to address the cost of health care, better health outcomes and personal responsibility.”
Haslam announced that he would push for the policy in a special legislative session after the 109th General Assembly takes over in January. Tennessee’s legislature features a strong Republican majority.
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We need a new name for surrender (socialism) Repubicans:
Neville Chamberlain Republicans.
Yo Tennessee boys, Get a rope.
Matthew Hill for First Congressional District. Plus who? Micah van Huss for Governor?
Hahahaha, LEVERAGES federal dollars! Hahahaha.
Thar’s a whole lotta leveragin’ goin’ on around heeyah!
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Tennessee’s Democratic legislators praised the plan, as did Republican senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker. Said Corker in comments to The Tennessean, “I’m pleased our state was able to adopt a solution that will build off of the innovative ways we deliver quality health care.”
In Tennessee’s state-level politics, Haslam is widely viewed as an establishment figure within the GOP, along with Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey and House Speaker Beth Harwell.
I’m glad I didn’t either. Haslam is a Republican on the outside and Rat on the inside.
“Neville Chamberlain Republicans”
Excellent!
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