Episode 5: Budget Breakdown
The budget battle in the Legislature gets intense with huge a spending gap between the House and Senate over Obamacare. The showdown over the $2 billion Low Income Pool program causes Joan Alker, executive director at the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University, to lash out against Florida officials via Twitter. Alker says the federal government did not walk away from negotiations as stated by AHCA Secretary Elizabeth Dudek.
Senator Bill Nelson and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz lobby for the issue in Tallahassee.
Gomes also talks with Sen. Anitere Flores about her bill mandating a 24-hour waiting period and two doctor visits before women can undergo an abortion. Flores also discusses her stance against President Obama’s decision to open diplomatic relations with Cuba. Environmental reporter Bruce Ritchie talks Amendment 1 and Florida Forever program.