“Virginia law gives the governor the opportunity to make legislators very nervous,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington.
“If you’re trying to do something as big as Medicaid expansion, it is not smart politics to give away something for nothing,” he said. “The amendment process is a way he could keep the balls in the air.”
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Northam’s vetoes and amendments should offer special session hints (Daily Press)
“Virginia law gives the governor the opportunity to make legislators very nervous,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington.
“If you’re trying to do something as big as Medicaid expansion, it is not smart politics to give away something for nothing,” he said. “The amendment process is a way he could keep the balls in the air.”
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