Key Point: As another day passes, and nearly a million Floridians remain unable to access affordable health insurance, Governor Rick Scott is spending his time doing photo opportunities instead of rolling up his sleeves and getting to work for the people of Florida. The Governor claimed ahead of session that expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act to nearly one million Floridians was a priority. Now with less than two weeks left in the legislative session, having sat silently by for weeks as the GOP played petty politics with Medicaid expansion, Governor Scott’s failed leadership has never been clearer.
Just yesterday, Republican Senator John Thrasher said “there is no fallout” to letting nearly a million Floridians go without affordable healthcare. Expanding healthcare to nearly a million Floridians is more than a callous political calculation of how much political “fallout” there will be. The consequences could not be more dire for those whose access to healthcare is put in jeopardy by legislative inaction. It is well past time for Governor Scott to grow a backbone and lead his party on this central issue.
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT’S SCHEDULE
FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013
7:30am-7:45am PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
Location: The Florida State Capitol Building
Address: 400 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL
7:45am-8:00am PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
Location: The Florida State Capitol Building
8:00am-8:30am PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
Location: The Florida State Capitol Building
8:30am-9:00am STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: The Florida State Capitol Building
9:00am-11:30am CABINET MEETING
Location: The Florida State Capitol Building
Approx. 11:30am POST CABINET MEETING MEDIA AVAILABILITY
Location: The Florida State Capitol Building
12:00pm-12:30pm LAUREN’S KIDS WALK
Location: The Florida State Capitol Building
12:30pm-1:00pm STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: The Florida State Capitol Building
1:30pm-1:45pm MEETING WITH MORRIS YOUNG, GADSDEN COUNTY SHERIFF
Location: The Florida State Capitol Building
1:45pm-2:00pm PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
Location: The Florida State Capitol Building
2:00pm-5:00pm STAFF AND CALL TIME
Location: The Florida State Capitol Building
5:00pm-5:30pm MEETING WITH FAMILIES OF CRIME VICTIMS
Location: The Florida State Capitol Building
6:00pm-8:00pm COMMUNITY LEADERS DINNER
Location: The Governor’s Mansion
Address: 700 North Adams Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301