Gov. John Bel Edwards

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: By charging copays, providing premium assistance, requiring work referrals and promoting healthy behaviors. #lagov #lalege (2/2) — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: While expanding coverage, we will also reform it - improving Medicaid and requiring personal responsibiliy. #lagov #lalege (1/2) — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Nearly 30,000 restaurant employees, 15,000 construction workers don’t have health insurance but will qualify with expansion. #lagov #lalege — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: Louisiana currently spends $1 billion a year on care for the uninsured. Care for uninsured will be reduced. #lagov #lalege (3/3) — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: Coverage expansion will stimulate economic activity and create thousands of new jobs. #lagov #lalege (2/3) — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: Expansion starts July 1, and in the first year alone, we will save $100 million dollars. #lagov #lalege (1/3) — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: Until now, our federal tax dollars were being sent to other states to fund health care expansion for their citizens. #lagov #lalege — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: w/ support of Louisianans and the health care community, we expanded Medicaid, allowing working poor to access quality care. #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: We are quick to refute the punch lines that accompany last-in-the-nation rankings, but slow to address their root problems. #lalege — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: Complacency is not an option when so many of our citizens are struggling to make ends meet. #lalege #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards on future budget reform: We must always look for more efficiencies and savings, and my administration will do this. #lalege #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: Setting LA on a more prosperous path requires focusing on policies that will move our state and our people forward. #lalege #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: Keep speaking out. Keep fighting for the Louisiana our children deserve, and I will keep fighting with you. #lalege #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: Your testimony brought legislators to tears. Your rallies changed votes. You made a difference. #lalege #lagov (2/2) — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: I want to thank the people of Louisiana who fought throughout the special session-students, parents, seniors. #lalege #lagov (1/2) — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: In this regular session, let’s get back on track. Let’s make the most of the time we have here to improve our state. #lalege #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: Our job is not to retreat when times get tough. Our job is to solve the tough problems. #lalege #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: I remain committed to working with all of #lalege, in good faith & without regard to party, to move our great state forward. #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

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Edwards: That said, I do want to personally thank those #lalege members who worked with me to find common ground. #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: Higher ed, health care (including private partners staying in our safety net hospitals), TOPS, K-12 education are at risk. #lalege — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: With a shortfall in the $800M range there will not be enough state general fund to adequately fund critical priorities. #lalege — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: I am unable to speak today in specific numbers as I had hoped and as the people of our state expect. #lagov #lalege — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: For the next fiscal year, the state’s deficit will be well over $800 million. #lalege #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

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Edwards: We still face a budget deficit for the current year of $30M+, likely to double as fiscal analyses continue. #lalege #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: Too many #lalege refused to either vote for new revenue or to identify budget cuts to close the gaps. #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards on special #lalege session: Much progress was made, but not enough. Both the process and the final result were lacking. #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

One month ago, Gov. Edwards asked #lalege to work with him to solve the largest budget deficits in the history of Louisiana. #lagov — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: After 8 yrs of service in #lalege, I ran for #lagov to ensure we get back to working for people, not political parties. — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: I now have an expectation that we are all here to invest in LA’s future, to make a difference for our people. #lagov #lalege — PolitiTweet.org

Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov

Edwards: My 1st year in the @LouisianaHouse I hoped that, regardless of party, we were all here to invest in LA’s future. #lagov #lalege — PolitiTweet.org