Sen. Mary Landrieu sticks with health care law

WASHINGTON — Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana voted Friday to support the Affordable Care Act, despite Republican efforts to pressure her into changing her mind.

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“(Landrieu) is working to make sure the law is implemented correctly,’’ said Matthew Lehner, her spokesman. “She will not vote to defund the law, which was passed by Congress, signed by the president and upheld by the Supreme Court.’’

Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia singled out Landrieu and three other red-state Republicans last week at a rally of critics of the health care law, which is unpopular in Louisiana.

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Landrieu and the three other Democrats are up for re-election next year, and the health care law is expected to be a top issue in those campaigns. That’s particularly true in Louisiana where Landrieu, a moderate Democrat faces a challenge from Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy, a physician.

More at http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130928/NEWS/130927022/Sen-Mary-Landrieu-sticks-health-care-law?nclick_check=1 .

[font color=green]This is going to be difficult for many liberals in the Democratic Party to do, but we need to keep these senators in office to thwart any attempt by Republicans to defund the ACA.[/font]