The Walker administration rejected tens of millions in federal funding that would have provided better access to health care. Wisconsin taxpayers are paying $119 million more every two years to provide coverage to fewer people. The decision to leave the money was foolish and the result predictable.
I believe that Wisconsin needs to help provide health care to its poorest families and children. Efforts by the Republicans to degrade health care options punish the poor and don't make economic sense.
Women and women's medical care
Women's medical decision should be between women and their physicians. The Republican Legislature passed laws putting government between women and their doctors. The Republicans repealed a law guaranteeing women equal pay for equal work and have refused to reconsider.
I believe that government has no business interfering with highly personal medical decisions that women confront. Women deserve equal treatment in the workplace.