All Three C.D. #1 Democrats Favor Obamacare

Eric Griego

Following Saturday’s Congressional District # 1 debate one thing seems clear. Former State Representative Janice Arnold-Jones is going to face off against a proponent of making the federal government bigger in the general election in November.

All three Democrats running for the House of Representatives were firmly in support of “Obamacare,” the government’s late night takeover of the healthcare system engineered in large part by Nancy Pelosi when she was Speaker of the House. 

Michelle Grisham-Lujan

State Senator Eric Griego, said Democrats should not compromise on budget and tax debates, even in the face of trillion dollar deficits. Griego is considered the favorite to win the primary. He has raised more than $709,000 in contributions through March, mostly from unions and radical environmentalist organizations.
Griego says he wants even more government control of health care. Griego said, “If we’re serious about reforming health care, we need to go far beyond the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and we need to be talking about Medicare for all,” Griego said. “If it’s good enough for seniors, it’s good enough for the people we care about … we need to offer that to everybody.”

Martin Chavez

One issue that remained unresolved at the end of the evening was the ethics behind a whopping $24,000 in severance pay Griego extracted from New Mexico Voices for Children late last year. Griego was the executive director of the nonprofit organization when he decided to quit and run for Congress. Not surprisingly, New Mexico Voices for Children receives substantial funding from government every year. You can watch the entire debate on KOAT here: News New Mexico

All Three C.D. #1 Democrats Favor Obamacare