Landrieu, Jindal share hot seat from healthcare bill

[Louisiana1976]

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-LA, has been in the spotlight since her vote Saturday, allowing debate to begin on the national healthcare bill.

Included in the deal, Landrieu secured as much as $300 million for Louisiana's Medicaid program, something she said Gov. Bobby Jindal asked for, leaving him in a sticky situation.

"It is the number one request of my governor, who is a Republican," Landrieu said Saturday on the Senate floor.

She told her fellow senators she is proud of the move she made Saturday. She voted to allow debate on the national healthcare bill and in the same measure secured million of dollars for Louisiana's Medicaid costs. Critics have called her actions "the new Louisiana Purchase."

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