SEATTLE, Aug. 4 U.S. Senate candidate Clint Didier (R-WA) released the following statement regarding passage of the Patty Murray amendment on Medicaid funding:
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"So now we have Sen. Murray passing another bail-out, but this time she's bailing out her own Democrat Party in Washington state, and rewarding them for their fiscal irresponsibility.
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"It's what we've come to expect from an incumbent 'bring home the pork' politician. It's hard to read it as anything other than another calculated move by a Senator whose reelection is in jeopardy.
"She's not only trying to save some for votes for herself, but also reward the irresponsible spending by the State Democrats who dug themselves into a budget crisis in the Legislature.
"We wouldn't have this budget crisis here if the state legislators had done their job and made the budget cuts that are needed. Those cuts could have been made anywhere - not just to Medicaid.
"But instead, they've been holding seniors, pre-schoolers and low-income patients hostage to their political dealing, using them as pawns in their never-ending quest for more taxpayer dollars.
"For example, they could start with abortion funding. About one-half of all abortions in Washington state are paid for by taxpayers through Medicaid. And polls show that a clear majority - even those who are pro-choice - opposing taxpayer funding."
NOTE: A recent Rasmussen poll shows Clint Didier beating Patty Murray in the general election, 48%-45%. The top-two primary is August 17.
CONTACT: Kathryn Serkes, 206 841 0100, [email protected]
SOURCE Clint Didier for U.S. Senate
