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(cross-posted at The California Courage Campaign)
Earlier today, Arnold Schwarzenegger promised to veto SB 840, State Senator Sheila Kuehl's universal health care bill that passed the legislature last week. The Republican governor said the single-payer system proposed by Sen. Sheila Kuehl would "cost the state billions and lead to significant new taxes on individuals and businesses, without solving the critical issue of affordability. "I won't jeopardize the economy of our state for such a purpose," the governor said in a statement.
Sheila Kuehl slammed him in a response released shortly ater his announcement: “I suppose the number of erroneous and misleading statements made by the Governor on SB 840 were inevitable since he consistently refused to meet even once with me for a factual presentation on what the bill would actually do for California .”
This follows on the heels of Angelides's tough denouncement of the governor: "It's a signal when he vetoes it of his failure to do anything on the issue of health care." Over the flip, more of Kuehl's smackdown.
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