If he keeps this up, we're going to lose him to the White House sooner than later. Enjoy him while you can, work hard to crush the loser Kathleen Falk, but then he may be off for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue before you know it. He's simply amazing.
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From: GOV Press
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 4:45 PM
To: GOV Press
Subject: Governor Walker Turns Down ObamaCare Funding
January 18, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303
Governor Walker Turns Down ObamaCare Funding
Madison—Today Governor Walker announced he will not pursue the implementation of a health insurance exchange and has turned down Early Innovator Grant funding from the federal government. The Governor also will repeal the executive order that created the Office of Free Market Health Care.
“I have directed the Department of Health Services to notify the federal government that we will discontinue any development on a health exchange and that Wisconsin will turn down funding from the Early Innovator Grant program,” said Governor Walker. “Stopping the encroachment of ObamaCare in our state, which has the potential to have a devastating impact on Wisconsin’s economy, is a top priority. Wisconsin has been a leader and innovator in health care reform for two decades, and we have achieved a high level of health insurance coverage without federal mandates. When job creators and Wisconsin families are facing difficult times it doesn’t make sense to commit to a federal health care mandate that will result in hidden taxes for Wisconsin families, increased health care costs and insurance premiums, and more uncertainty in the private sector.”
Governor Walker will sign Executive Order 57 into law, which repeals the executive order that established the Office of Free Market Health Care.