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Dr. Ghali Says State Budget Is Demoralizing and Embarassing
Concern across the state about cuts to health care. Some say the budget passed by the House could shutter the hospitals.
Dr. Jim Henderson: Legislature ‘Going To Have To Raise Some Amount of Revenue’ [VIDEO]
When it comes to TOPS, Henderson says, "A 20% cut is not fulfilling that promise."
Rep. Raymond Crews: Problems ‘Not Nearly As Severe As the Governor is Letting On’ [VIDEO]
Crews says, "There's absolutely no way that people are going to open up their wallets without seeing what the implications are going to be."
House Approves Budget that Would Devastate Hospitals
Some tweaks were made to the budget, but the Louisiana House has endorsed a spending plan that could mean dramatic cuts for health care across the state.
Rep. Larry Bagley: I’ll ‘Vote To Kill’ Proposed Budget [VIDEO]
Bagley, who is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, says, "I've only got one vote. I wish I had fifty."
Caddo Sheriff Prator: Law Enforcement ‘Used As Pawns’ In Budget Fight [VIDEO]
Describing the process, Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator says, " "It's sausage down there, You've got jockeying, you've got egos, you've got politics."
Greg Tarver: House Appropriations Budget ‘Destroying LSU Med School’ [VIDEO]
State Senator Tarver says that the state budget, recently approved by the House Appropriations Committee will "destroy (Shreveport's) LSU med school."