*** Republican Rep. Pat Tiberi (OH-12) suggests that Ohio should not expand Medicaid, as noted in the Dispatch:
U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Genoa Township, says Ohio should opt out of expanding Medicaid because
the tax-funded health-insurance program already covering 2.2 million poor and disabled is
overburdened.
“We’re just adding all these people to Medicaid without fixing it,” Tiberi said of President
Barack Obama’s health-care law yesterday during a meeting with the Dispatch editorial board....
....Tiberi said future costs for states are uncertain....
Pat Tiberi's response is pretty lame. If people need Medicaid, why should it be denied? Tiberi, Kasich, and other Republicans are just trying to win political points with the extreme right wing Tea Party Republicans.
I have a proposal. Pat Tiberi hasn't brought back one job to his district and paying him overburdens us taxpayers. We should stop paying Tiberi and everyone else that has refused to work with President Obama to create jobs. Instead of creating jobs, Republicans like Tiberi have passed the same legislation over, and over again. The Republican controlled House of Representatives has repealed the Affordable Care Act numerous times, made it more difficult for women to have access to gynecological medical care repeatedly, and passed bills to take apart legislation that protect the public from unfair bank practices.
Pat Tiberi is wrong and I'm not sure how he has remained in the House as long as he has. We need to make sure that people are able to eat, have shelter, and care for themselves. This is the responsible thing to do. Tiberi is always bragging that he is friends with the Bishop. Perhaps Tiberi should ask the Bishop about those areas of Catholicism that refer to taking care of the poor.
