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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should lawmakers block Medicaid expansion?

House Budget Committee chair Cody Smith, R-Carthage, speaks during a debate over the state budget Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
Missouri House of Representatives
House Budget Committee chair Cody Smith, R-Carthage, speaks during a debate over the state budget Tuesday, March 30, 2021.

The Republican majority in the Missouri House has voted not to expand Medicaid.

Voters last year approved a measure to expand Medicaid's health-care coverage to low-income, working adults. The action in the House has drawn criticism that lawmakers are opposing the voters' will.

Do you think lawmakers should block Medicaid expansion? Vote in the poll below.

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