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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Keith Ellison: 'I Look Forward to Working with Rep. Bachmann'

Making nice with Michele Bachmann after weeks of warring words?

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (DFL-MN) appears to have accepted Rep. Michele Bachmann's verbal olive branch in their recent war of words—if that what is was when Bachmann said Monday she hoped to reform Medicaid with him. "I look forward to working with Rep. Bachmann" on healthcare issues, Ellison said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. But that includes carrying out the very "Obamacare" law Bachmann has vowed to repeal: We are always looking for ways to create a more efficient and effective healthcare system, and that includes improving Medicaid and Medicare, and fully implementing the Affordable Care Act. Minnesotans deserve to have the best healthcare system possible and I look forward to working with Rep. Bachmann and anyone else who wants to…

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