Post by Logan on Apr 8, 2017 16:14:41 GMT -6
Opioid bills pass Wisconsin Assembly after tense partisan debate
A fundraising pitch sent on Tuesday by Wisconsin Assembly Democrats drew objections from Republican leaders, who accused their colleagues of politicizing bills designed to fight opiate abuse.
The Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee sent a fundraising email Tuesday afternoon referencing a debate on the floor over a Democratic proposal to accept the federal Medicaid expansion.
That proposal was one of three amendments Democrats introduced to go along with a bill that would expand treatment and diversion programs throughout the state. The bill passed unanimously while the three amendments failed.
"Right now, Assembly Democrats are fighting for us in Madison," the email read. "They're in the Assembly Chambers asking their Republican colleagues to do what is right and bring Wisconsin tax dollars back to our state to fund healthcare for families and children who desperately need it."
Read more: host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/election-matters/opioid-bills-pass-wisconsin-assembly-after-tense-partisan-debate/article_0ee3c40d-0913-5f16-94a2-165711fe3f4c.html
A fundraising pitch sent on Tuesday by Wisconsin Assembly Democrats drew objections from Republican leaders, who accused their colleagues of politicizing bills designed to fight opiate abuse.
The Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee sent a fundraising email Tuesday afternoon referencing a debate on the floor over a Democratic proposal to accept the federal Medicaid expansion.
That proposal was one of three amendments Democrats introduced to go along with a bill that would expand treatment and diversion programs throughout the state. The bill passed unanimously while the three amendments failed.
"Right now, Assembly Democrats are fighting for us in Madison," the email read. "They're in the Assembly Chambers asking their Republican colleagues to do what is right and bring Wisconsin tax dollars back to our state to fund healthcare for families and children who desperately need it."
Read more: host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/election-matters/opioid-bills-pass-wisconsin-assembly-after-tense-partisan-debate/article_0ee3c40d-0913-5f16-94a2-165711fe3f4c.html