House speaker on Medicaid expansion: 'We're not going to do it'

As the June 30 budget deadline approaches, neither Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper nor Republican legislative leaders appear to be softening their opposing positions on Medicaid expansion.
Posted 6/21/2019, 11:13:32 PM

APARTMENT BUILDINGS. PEOPLE

WERE INSIDE AT THE TIME.

IT APPEARS THEY WERE NOT

INJURED.

WILLIAMS WAS IN COURT ON

WEDNESDAY FOR THE MURDER

CHARGE.

WILLIAMS AND ANOTHER MAN ARE

ACCUSED OF ROBBING ANOTHER MAN

OF $100 BEFORE SHOOTING AND

KILLING HIM.

>>> STATE LAWMAKERS WILL UNVEIL

A NEW BUDGET NEXT MONTH.

THEY SAY IT WILL NOT INCLUDE

THE MEDICAID EXPANSION THE

COOPER ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN

CALLING FOR.

>> WE CAN PROBABLY EXPECT A

BUDGET STANDOFF AND A

BAREKNUCKLED FIGHT BY

REPUBLICANS TO OVERRIDE A

POTENTIAL VETO.

THAT'S ALL HAPPENING AS THE

BUDGET DEADLINE LOOMS NINE DAYS

AWAY.

GOVERNOR ROY COOPER HAS NOT

SAID ON THE RECORD THAT HE

WOULD VETO A BUDGET THAT

DOESN'T INCLUDE MEDICAID

EXPANSION, BUT HAS BEEN CLEAR

IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE TABLE

DURING BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS WITH

REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE LEADERS.

HOUSE SPEAKER TIM MORRIS SAYS

THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK SAYING

THE GOP HOUSE MAJORITY WILL NOT

EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO ABLE-

BODIED PEOPLE HE SAYS REFUSED

TO WORK.

>> THE BEST THING FOLKS CAN DO

IS GET A JOB.

NORTH CAROLINA NOW HAS THE BEST

ECONOMY IS HAD IN DECADES.

IF YOU WANT A JOB IN NORTH

CAROLINA, YOU CAN GET A JOB.

>> I THINK ABOUT THAT WORKING

PERSON, WHO OFTENTIMES MIGHT

HAVE TWO JOBS.

NEITHER ONE OF THE EMPLOYERS

CAN AFFORD TO PROVIDE THAT

EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE, AND

HE OR SHE IS TRYING TO SUPPORT

A FAMILY.

RIGHT NOW, THEY MAKE TOO MUCH

TO QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID.

>> Reporter: THE EXPANSION

COULD HELP TENS OF THOUSANDS OF

WORKING FAMILIES IN NORTH

CAROLINA, AND BENEFIT THE

STATE'S ECONOMY, ACCORDING TO

COOPER.

IT COULD ALSO SAVE STRUGGLING

RURAL HOSPITALS.

REPUBLICANS DON'T HAVE THE

VOTES TO OVERRIDE A VETO

WITHOUT HELP.

SOME DEMOCRATS MAY VOTE WITH

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