“At the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s legislative breakfast last month, Bingman tried to explain that Medicaid money was really just a loan and that Oklahoma shouldn’t take it. I’m still trying to figure out how he got there; last I checked we all pay federal taxes … And the federal government sends that money back to the states to help poor people get health care.”
-Journal Record Editor Ted Streuli, responding to comments by Oklahoma Senate Pro Tem Brian Bingman about why Oklahoma is refusing billions in federal dollars meant to extend health coverage (Source: http://bit.ly/1vsqwVR)