Hatch: Health Bill 'Would Expand Medicaid to Record Levels'

Sen. Orrin Hatch notes that at a time when states are reeling from a deficit of $200-plus billion, the Senate health care bill, "which is nothing more than a 2,100-page takeover by Washington of our health care system, calls for the biggest Medicaid expansion ever -- 133 percent of the federal poverty level." Says Hatch: "The last thing we need right now is for Washington to impose more liability on the states. This alone should be a reason enough for every senator to stop and rethink their decision about letting this tax and spend bill move forward" (see press release).