In the course of his ongoing crusade for Medicaid expansion, Ohio governor John Kasich has suggested that Ronald Reagan, Saint Peter, and God Himself all would support his plan to accept Obamacare's Medicaid expansion.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Seven presidents before him - Democrats and Republicans - tried to expand health care to all Americans. President Obama got it done.
I'm very, very concerned ultimately, as Medicaid costs increase in my state and most states, it's going to reduce funding for state aid to our public schools, to our higher education institution or higher taxes on the middle class that President Obama said he didn't want to do. And that's exactly where he's headed.
What is Medicaid all about? It's staying true to the mission: to care for people historically left behind.
I have been outspoken on my opposition to 'Obamacare,' and I don't buy the line that our Medicaid program, or any function of government, has reached maximum efficiency.
With its Medicaid expansion, Obamacare may turn out to be the most equality-promoting policy enacted in a generation.
I can tell you, Obamacare, I have been stunned by the pratfalls associated with its implementation. I simply can't understand how a president that had such an effective technology campaign and has such support among the technology community members could have put in place the implementation of Obamacare as ineffectively as he did.
Florida is not going to implement Obamacare. We are not going to expand Medicaid, and we're not going to implement exchanges.
Please be assured that as we move along through the implementation of health insurance reform, making sure that we find efficiencies within the existing system, is foremost on the President's mind.
I'm glad that Gov. Scott down in Florida accepted ObamaCare, because it will work.
It is appalling that President Obama would cut off federal health care dollars to Florida in an effort to force our state further into Obamacare.