Governor Kasich, Tea Party, Clash Over Medicaid Expansion
Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 6:08 PM
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Download MP3Ohio Governor John Kasich is one of the nation's most conservative governors. The Tea Party movement also proudly proclaims conservative principles. But the two are at odds over the governor's proposal to expand Medicaid to an extra 275,000 low-income Ohio adults. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen files this report.
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