Shumate Leads Capitol Protest Against ObamaCare Rejection
Crowd holds rally at Capitol in favor of ‘Obamacare’
By WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY — A small but enthusiastic crowd held a protest rally at the state Capitol Tuesday to confront Gov. Mary Fallin’s decision not to accept federal “Obamacare” money to expand Medicaid coverage for some 180,000 Oklahomans.
While protesters, many of whom traveled from Tulsa by bus Tuesday morning, voiced their disagreement with the governor’s Medicaid decision, a copy of an electronic petition on the issue, signed by more than 5,000 people, was delivered to Fallin’s office.
“Health care is a civil rights issue,” said state Sen. Jabar Shumate, D-Tulsa. “Ray Charles can see if you have an opportunity to fund these projects, you are a fool to turn it away.”