Health insurance reform heads back to governor
In mainly party-line votes Wednesday, senators rejected Northam's requests for delay in enacting four measures that
The vote means lower cost policies could be available later this year -- unless Northam vetoes the measures, as the
"Let's address the No. 1 issue that is on our constituents' minds," said state Sen.
He said there was no reason to delay. Neither he nor any other Senate Republican voted for Northam's amendments.
"The governor is saying 'let's look at the market comprehensively,'" replied state Sen.
But that sounded like playing politics to State Sen.
"This is not about Medicaid expansion," she fired back at Favola.
Rejection of the governor's amendment leaves open the threat of a veto of the health reform bills, but "I don't expect there to be any gamesmanship," said Senate Majority Leader
While the amendments may have been intended as a feeler to
The
Norment said he is confident the
There was no immediate reaction to the amendment rejections from Northam.
"The governor will review the bill when it returns to him and we'll announce his actions when he takes them," spokesman
Northam did not use a veto threat on Norment's top legislative priority -- a sales tax surcharge for the Historic Triangle -- to wrangle concessions on Medicaid expansion, despite talk inside
As expected, the
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