GOP shoots down Democratic effort seeking to expand Medicaid in Georgia
Feb 23, 2026
Georgia Democrats attempted to pass Medicaid expansion on the floor of the Senate, but their Republican counterparts shot down the bill, arguing that it had not been thoroughly vetted and that Democrats had not provided an estimate of how it would impact the state's budget.
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