Trib: Crapo, Risch lack compassion
In his Thursday editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune comments:
If they had been looking out for their constituents, Idaho Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo would have followed Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and others in opposing their party’s plan to replace and repeal Obamacare.
After all, Idaho is a poor state where many working people make too little money to afford health care insurance.
As the advocacy group Close the Gap Idaho tells it, Idaho relies heavily on a generous federal match to provide Medicaid to its poorest citizens. More here.
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