Backed by hospital officials who reiterated their support for a cigarette tax hike, Gov. Haley Barbour urged lawmakers today to approve a complicated hospital tax plan to solve Medicaid funding woes.Guess I have some questions, as follows:
But some Democrats voiced skepticism after listening to the plan during Barbour’s news conference. A key House leader said “extensive hearings” will be required before that chamber signs off.
“I hope he don’t think we’re gonna go for this quick just because he wants us to,” House Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, said after listening to the proposal. “There’s a hell of a lot of questions to be answered.”
- Do the people of Plantersville really like Steve Holland?
- Do the people of Plantersville really like extensive hearings?
- How many folks in Plantersville receive Medicaid?
- Has a group of Mississippians opposed to a legislative leader ever appealed directly to that lawmaker's constituency for his or her removal from office?
Gov. pushes hospital tax | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger
2 comments:
I am sure I can speak for about 71% of Plantersville (that's how much he won re-election in his district). We love Steve. Sure there are people on medicade in P'ville. Why is Steve a savage? Have you ever met him? Steve would give the shirt off his back to just about anyone in his district. I have seen him take care of the helpless, he even helped me a time or two..and never expected a favor to be returned. Outside looking in I can see where it would be hard to know him like P'ville folks know him. He is our friend and he is our neighbor and we'll fight with him tooth and nail. Take a visit to P'ville ask around, he aint hard to find.
yo chilliplow.... thanks for the response! i was hoping someone would take note.
my co-blogger bunny sez savage steve is a sweetheart of a guy. never met him personally, never had any issue with him. but i know he gets the other side of the aisle riled up.... it just makes me wonder whether his constituents pay very close attention with his parliamentary tactics and agree with his conduct in jackson.
oh, "savage steve" is a reference to that other savage steve holland, who is a director of note.
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