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Democrat says he’ll work with GOP on Medicaid deal

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 11:03 a.m.
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MADISON—Democratic state Sen. Jon Erpenbach says he will be talking with Republican lawmakers about accepting a federally funded Medicaid expansion that ends after a certain period of time.
Erpenbach discussed the possible deal Tuesday at a health care conference.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker has proposed rejecting the Medicaid expansion in his state budget, which is subject to approval by the GOP-controlled Legislature.
Erpenbach says he knows of Republicans in the state Senate who have a difficult time with Walker’s plan, which would result in turning away an estimated $4.4 billion in federal funding to expand Medicaid for 175,000 adults.
Erpenbach and other Democratic lawmakers on a panel at the conference criticized Walker’s plan and say it is motivated by politics, not what makes sense for the state.




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concernedwi
Feb 27, 2013 at 9:03 a.m.
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As always it's the other sides fault and responsibility to do everything. Here is a senator saying lets work together, give and take, and you say it's a non story. If the roles were reversed and it was as story about Fitzgerald saying they would work together you would laud him .

RetiredAirForce
Feb 26, 2013 at 11:46 p.m.
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LOL, I love the claims posted that the dem is "working" with the other side. The fact is the story is about the dem trying to get/find other members that will accept what the dems want.

A bipartisan approach would be finding of common ground between what both sides want; not just accepting a one-sided approach.

fearandrhetoric4dummies
Feb 26, 2013 at 11:27 p.m.
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Wislady does NOT want whats best for the state, she just wants her team to win. She wants a one sided society where everyone is forced to have the same opinion as her , because her ideas and those of her tribe are the only relavant ones in society. All other politicians are irrelavant, all other opinions must be obliterated. Her view of the country is the only correct one. How DARE Senator Schultz actually show some backbone and cast a ballot in the interests of his constituents.

Wislady sounds like she would rather live in 1930's-1940's Germany rather than America. Thanks to her I understand why the farthest right ing politics are considered Fascism. What a joke!

fordfan
Feb 26, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
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Can you?

wislady
Feb 26, 2013 at 6:45 p.m.
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It is a non story....when he hasn't met with Fitzgerald, and he refused to name who he supposedly talked to. One guess......Rino Schultz.
Jon can show his bipartisanship tomorrow.

concernedwi
Feb 26, 2013 at 6:37 p.m.
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Wislady, you've been asking for the Dems to be bi-partisan and work with the Repubs. Here is a story about one volunteering to work with them and you say it's a non story. I guess your idea of working together is falling into line and knowing their place right?

fordfan
Feb 26, 2013 at 6:13 p.m.
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Rank and file Republicans seem to be a little angry that their fellow citizens may be getting some health care.

wislady
Feb 26, 2013 at 6:03 p.m.
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Maybe JE should have taken the time to talk to Majority Leader Fitzgerald before he decided to call the reporters.

PanamaRed
Feb 26, 2013 at 4:50 p.m.
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"Another non story about pretty boy. He is irrelevant."
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Hey, wislady is finally catching on about Walker!

tthompson
Feb 26, 2013 at 4:04 p.m.
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Congrats wislady!! You kept your negative comments directed at the story!!

virginia_badger
Feb 26, 2013 at 2:36 p.m.
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Let's borrow some more then !!!

janesvillean
Feb 26, 2013 at 2:33 p.m.
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virginia_badger, that's the six-year cost of the plan, not annual. The intent is that access to regular preventative care will forestall higher medical expenses and prevent costly ER visits by the uninsured, which are currently paid for by all other patients one way or another.

wislady
Feb 26, 2013 at 2:27 p.m.
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Another non story about pretty boy. He is irrelevant.

axolotlsx5
Feb 26, 2013 at 2:24 p.m.
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walker doesnt care he gets free medical for him and his family. hope the people who voted this law breaker back in office are happy. walker claims with his plan anybody can get health insurance for $19/month which is a lie. i,m on ssi and my cost for medicare is over $130/month and doesnt pay for alot of things.

virginia_badger
Feb 26, 2013 at 1:53 p.m.
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Wow, that's 25K per adult! Wait till the feds drop the coverage and make the state pay it.

carlitosway
Feb 26, 2013 at 1:28 p.m.
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Jon Good luck trying to get the morons to hear anything that would make things better.

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