The Republican Party of New Mexico says Gov. Bill Richardson should not call a special session for health-care reform.
“The legislators and citizens of New Mexico spoke loudly and clearly during the past legislative session: Bill Richardson’s government-managed health-care plan runs the risk of driving doctors and insurance providers out of New Mexico and could bankrupt the state,” the party’s executive director, Adam Feldman, said in a news release. “For the sake of
The governor has already said he will call a special session, and is meeting with Senate leaders on Thursday to discuss possible dates. The House approved a revised and watered-down version of
Many lawmakers have said publicly that they see no point to calling a special session when there is no consensus on health-care reform.
Feldman said the state should spend the rest of the year making “every effort to increase enrollment in the current health-care programs available to New Mexicans, allowing the Legislature to reassess our health-care situation next year.”