BRANDON CREIGHTON

Texas State Senator

District 4
CONTACT: Eliza Vielma
Eliza.Vielma@senate.state.tx.us

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, March 2, 2015

Senator Creighton Joins Fellow Senate Republicans in Standing Against

Medicaid Expansion
AUSTIN -- Today, Senator Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) issued the following statement regarding a
joint letter to President Barack Obama signed by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, Senator Brandon Creighton
and fellow members of the Senate Republican Caucus standing united against Medicaid expansion.
"In the spirit of our state's independence, I have joined my fellow Senate Republicans in standing strongly
against Medicaid expansion in Texas by signing a joint-letter to President Obama reaffirming our stance.
Throughout my service as House Republican Caucus Chair last session and Texas Representative for
District 16, blocking Medicaid expansion was a top priority of mine and will remain a top priority in the
Senate."
"Instead of giving our states the flexibility we need to improve health care, Washington has only made
things worse. Texas pays 40 percent of the cost and our state won't stand idly by while the federal
government attempts to make 100 percent of our health care decisions."
The Texas Medicaid program is a jointly-funded state and federal program designed to provide health
care to our state's most vulnerable citizens: the disabled, elderly, pregnant women, and children. The
program currently insures about 4.1 million Texans across the state.
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SENATOR BRANDON CREIGHTON represents District 4, which encompasses parts of Montgomery,
Harris, Chambers, Jefferson and Galveston Counties. He currently serves on the Senate Committee on
Agriculture, Water and Rural Affairs, the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, the Senate Committee
on State Affairs, and as the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce.