Steve Beshear: “Because of their great work in preparing Kentucky's health insurance marketplace, our Commonwealth is positioned to be a…”

640,000 uninsured Kentuckians will become eligible for coverage, many for the first time.

That requires communication. That requires sitting down in good faith and talking through things and recognizing the differences, and then coming to some kind of agreement that will get us to where we all want to go.

the primary responsibility of government is the protection of its citizens. We are going to do whatever is necessary to fulfill that solemn obligation, regardless of the cost.

I think what you end up with is backing off of a commitment this country has made to make sure that everybody has affordable healthcare.