LePage rejects Medicaid expansion, pitches deportations as housing relief in debate with Dunlap
Former Gov. Paul LePage rejected expanding Medicaid even if it would help more Mainers get health insurance, proposed deportations as a response to Maine’s housing shortage and dismissed congressional limits on ICE during Thursday’s debate against Democrat Matt Dunlap. LePage, the Republican candidate for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, said he would not support expanding Medicaid…
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