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John Yarmuth: Alison Lundergan Grimes wise to say little about health law
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Oct 03, 2013 06:43pm |
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| Author | Sam Youngman |
| News Date | Thursday, October 3, 2013 12:40:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "The last Kentucky Democrat in Washington said Wednesday that Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes has been politically smart to avoid taking a firm stance on President Barack Obama's health care law.
U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Louisville, said Grimes can wait until Kentuckians decide if they like the new law, major portions of which went into effect in Kentucky on Tuesday, and not give Republican allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell a chance to tie her to Obama.
"I think it is probably smart politics," Yarmuth told the Lexington Herald-Leader. "She didn't vote for it because she didn't have to vote for or against it. I think just from a very pragmatic political perspective, I think she has the opportunity to wait and see how it's received. When she starts to say positive things about it, the climate will be better for her to do that."
When pressed by reporters, Grimes has previously said she is troubled by some parts of the Affordable Care Act and would push to "fix" some of its mandates on businesses, but not repeal the entire law.
"Let's not throw out the baby with the bath water," she said in August, noting that the law prohibits insurance companies from cancelling coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions and allows young adults to stay on their parents' health insurance plans until they turn 26 years old." |
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