17 Democratic Governors Launch Preemptive Strike

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17 Democratic Governors Launch Preemptive Strike Against Paul Ryan's Medicaid Proposal

WASHINGTON -- Seventeen Democratic governors have signed and sent a letter to congressional leaders stating their firm opposition to a Medicaid reform proposal championed by House Republicans.

The letter, sent on Monday, is a preemptive strike of sorts against House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) before he unveils a 2012 budget proposal that is expected to endorse turning Medicaid into a block grant program.

“We strongly oppose a congressionally-mandated block grant of federal Medicaid spending, which would shift costs and risk to states,” the governors wrote. “Such a cost shift would severely undercut our ability to provide health care to our residents and adequately pay providers.”

Added the signatories: “We are concerned that Congress, in an attempt to reduce the federal deficit, may pursue the exact opposite course of action by creating a mandated block grant which would do little to address cost growth while shifting costs to states and threatening program integrity.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/04...44697.html

Good for them. Get out in front of the cuts and lay it on the pubs for being rats.

[SeattleGirl]

Yay! My governor (Gregoire) signed it!

[OptimistesMaddie]

(04-04-2011 05:17 PM)Punky Wrote:  Yay! My governor (Gregoire) signed it!

Our governer!!

I like her a lot!

[SeattleGirl]

(04-04-2011 08:22 PM)OptimistesMaddie Wrote:  

(04-04-2011 05:17 PM)Punky Wrote:  Yay! My governor (Gregoire) signed it!

Our governer!!

I like her a lot!

Cool! And same here!

[Andy823]

(04-04-2011 08:22 PM)OptimistesMaddie Wrote:  

(04-04-2011 05:17 PM)Punky Wrote:  Yay! My governor (Gregoire) signed it!

Our governer!!

I like her a lot!

Add me to that list, she is my governor also!

[KonaKane]

Hawaii represent, Yo!

[Cha]

It can't be easy protecting Americans against those who use any excuse to take away their afforable health plans with greedy eyes on the fund that helps those on Social Security.

It's hard to believe there aren't many in Paul Ryan's state of Wisconsin who wouldn't be happy with that either.

So Governor Earl Ray Tomblin of West Virginia signed it but Gov Cuomo of New York did not..I wonder why?

[DFW]

We haven't had a Democratic (or competent) governor since 1994 when Ann Richards was governor

[RoyGBiv]

(04-05-2011 12:51 AM)DFW Wrote:  We haven't had a Democratic (or competent) governor since 1994 when Ann Richards was governor

Hey, things are looking up. Through Bush and Perry, Texas had arguably the worst governors in the country. Then we were all introduced to Palin, and now there's a bonanza of idiocy: Scott, Walker, Christie, Kasich, LePage, Snyder. Hell, next to these bozos, Perry almost looks competent.

Almost.

[Peadar O Suileabhain]

The signatories:

Mike Beebe (AR)
Jerry Brown (CA)
John Hickenlooper (CO)
Dan Malloy (CT)
Jack Markell (DE)
Neil Abercrombie (HI)
Pat Quinn (IL)
Steve Beshear (KY)
Martin O'Malley (MD)
Deval Patrick (MA)
Mark Dayton (MN)
Bev Perdue (NC)
John Kitzhaber (OR)
Peter Shumlin (VT)
Christine Gregoire (WA)
Earl Ray Tomblin (WV)
John DeJongh (VI)

[Cha]

(04-05-2011 01:18 PM)Peadar O Suileabhain Wrote:  The signatories:

Mike Beebe (AR)
Jerry Brown (CA)
John Hickenlooper (CO)
Dan Malloy (CT)
Jack Markell (DE)
Neil Abercrombie (HI)
Pat Quinn (IL)
Steve Beshear (KY)
Martin O'Malley (MD)
Deval Patrick (MA)
Mark Dayton (MN)
Bev Perdue (NC)
John Kitzhaber (OR)
Peter Shumlin (VT)
Christine Gregoire (WA)
Earl Ray Tomblin (WV)
John DeJongh (VI)

Thanks for this, PS..I'm still wondering why Gov Cuomo didn't sign it?

[RoyGBiv]

(04-05-2011 02:44 PM)Cha Wrote:  Thanks for this, PS..I'm still wondering why Gov Cuomo didn't sign it?

As far as I'm concerned, ever since his budget "deal" that validates the lie that the working poor and union members are the cause of and therefore must be punished for the economic downturn, Cuomo is suspect.

He wants to run for President in 2016, and he doesn't want anything in his record that looks even a little bit liberal.

[Cha]

(04-05-2011 06:37 PM)RoyGBiv Wrote:  

(04-05-2011 02:44 PM)Cha Wrote:  Thanks for this, PS..I'm still wondering why Gov Cuomo didn't sign it?

As far as I'm concerned, ever since his budget "deal" that validates the lie that the working poor and union members are the cause of and therefore must be punished for the economic downturn, Cuomo is suspect.

He wants to run for President in 2016, and he doesn't want anything in his record that looks even a little bit liberal.

This is so disappointing.. I should email my political buddies in NY and ask them Whassup with Cuomo!?! I can't imagine the Unions or the working poor are very happy with him.

[Julie]

At least there is some sanity left in the world.