Kansas Health Institute: Moran: Medicare, Medicaid should cover costs
“I hear people say (health reform) is unconstitutional. I disagree,” Johnston said. “In the preamble to the Constitution, it clearly states that the purpose is to promote the general welfare of the people, and I certainly see health care as fitting squarely within the construct of general welfare.”
Johnston said she views health care “as a right not a privilege in this country.”
She questioned Moran’s call for Medicare and Medicaid covering providers’ costs.
“It’s important that providers be compensated for their services,” Johnston said. “But what I find interesting is how Jerry Moran and others like him keep saying, ‘We don’t have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem.’ That, to me, is a case of talking out of both sides of your mouth.”
Johnston said health providers have told her the nation’s health care system is broken and, in general, they support reform efforts.
Topeka Capital-Journal: Roberts formally endorses Moran
Johnston said no one should be surprised by Roberts’ decision to endorse Moran. Roberts represented the 1st District in Congress from 1981 to 1996 before moving to the Senate. Moran has held the House seat since elected in 1996.
“It is quite expected and not at all surprising the career politician, a Washington insider, would endorse another,” Johnston said. “I believe Kansans are looking for a fresh perspective.”
On Monday, Lisa Johnston, Democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sam Brownback, received the endorsement of the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC).
“Ms. Johnston’s dedication to women’s rights and reproductive rights, as well as her extensive leadership experience in education, earned her the Caucus’s enthusiastic support,” said NWPC President Lulu Flores in a statement. “If elected, she will champion the NWPC’s values of female empowerment, choice, and equality as well as act as an important voice for change on crucial social issues such as the importance of education and economic growth and job creation for Kansas.”
/via The Morning Sun
A new poll indicates Congressman Jerry Moran leads the Republican race for U.S. Senate, while the campaign among Democrats appears to favor candidate Lisa Johnston.
A companion poll by SurveyUSA of more than 350 likely Democratic voters indicated Lisa Johnston, of Overland Park, is leading the primary with 24 percent of support from those polled.
/via Topeka Capital-Journal
Baldwin City is not the center of the political world, not even close.
However, several Baker products are branching out from Baldwin City to Topeka, the center of the Kansas political world, and Washington D. C., the U.S. capital, to pursue a career in politics.
/via The Baker Orange
With the support of family, friends and members of the Baker community, one of Baker’s own has announced she will be running for a seat in the U.S. Senate.
/via The Baker Orange
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Lisa Johnston has spent the past 17 years working in higher education teaching and supporting students. This should come as a breath of fresh air when viewing the current education disparities in Kansas and the nation.
/via Kansas Free Press
