Gov. Rick Perry heckled in DC as he rules out Medicaid expansion [View all]

[TexasTowelie]

WASHINGTON — Gov. Rick Perry faced hecklers this morning as he made clear that despite mounting pressure, he won’t expand Medicaid, even though that could cut the number of uninsured Texans by as much as 1 million.

“We are not going to be expanding Medicaid in Texas,” he told the Texas State Society, over the shouts of protesters filtering through the windows of the Republican-run Capitol Hill Club. ““I’m not going to send my state on a path that is sure to bankrupt the state.”

On the sidewalk, roughly 30 people shouted “Rick, Rick, You make me sick!” and “You will never be president.”

Inside, four people who paid $30 for a breakfast of scrambled eggs and chicken fried steak blended in with more than 100 members and guests of the Texas group, popping up to interrupt Perry at regular intervals.

More at http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/02/gov-rick-perry-heckled-in-dc-as-he-rules-out-medicaid-expansion.html/ .