Governor Steve Beshear Understandably Basks In The Glory That's Due Him From Kentucky's "Special" Session.

Dear ,

Twice this month, Senator David Williams and his allies in the Republican-controlled State Senate demonstrated an unwillingness to work in a bipartisan manner to balance our state’s Medicaid budget. Their desperate and dangerous plans wasted taxpayer dollars and put the health and jobs of thousands of Kentuckians at risk.

Since this fight began, thousands of hard-working Kentuckians like you stood up to tell Senator Williams and his friends to stop playing political games with Kentucky's schoolchildren, teachers, seniors and law enforcement.

Thanks to your voices, a bipartisan majority of legislators stood up to Senator Williams and agreed to pass a bill in a manner that allows us to protect our critical priorities.

This afternoon, I fulfilled my promise to balance the Medicaid budget while protecting education, health care and public safety by line-item vetoing Senator Williams' unnecessary and dangerous cuts from House Bill 1.

The people of Kentucky elected us to make tough decisions, to protect the priorities of this state and to move this state forward.

With your help and support, we are doing all three.

Thank you for standing with me throughout the fight to protect vital funding for areas such as education, health care and law enforcement.

Sincerely,

Governor Steve Beshear