Louisiana’s Democratic Governor Used An ‘Unprecedented’ Scare Tactic To Push For Tax Hikes — It Completely Backfired

Louisiana’s ongoing budget battle received national attention last week, when the office of Gov. John Bel Edwards sent letters to thousands of elderly and disabled Medicaid recipients, warning spending cuts proposed by Republican lawmakers could result in the cancellation of critical health programs — including funding for nursing homes and long-term care.

“The governor is choosing to use the political scare tactic of evicting nursing home patients rather than working with Republicans to make the state work more efficiently,” Rep. Ralph Abraham, who represents Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, wrote on Facebook. “His goal is to scare people into pressuring legislators into raising your taxes so that he can fund his unaffordable pet project: Medicaid expansion. It’s shameful.”

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