New Jersey's Christie vetoes Medicaid expansion bill

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New Jersey's Christie vetoes Medicaid expansion bill

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jerseys-christie-vetoes-medicaid-expansion-bill-015145686.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t7UtciNWQmJqShn1FDnk8Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-28T234624Z_1_CBRE95R1U1G00_RTROPTP_2_USA-OBAMA-CHRISTIE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="New Jersey Governor Chris Christie introduces U.S. President Barack Obama to speak on the rebuilding of the Jersey Shore following Hurricane Sandy, from Asbury Park in New Jersey" align="left" title="New Jersey Governor Chris Christie introduces U.S. President Barack Obama to speak on the rebuilding of the Jersey Shore following Hurricane Sandy, from Asbury Park in New Jersey" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Friday vetoed a bill that attempted to make the state's expansion of Medicaid eligibility permanent under the healthcare law known as Obamacare, his office said on Friday. Christie's office announced he vetoed eight bills that &quot;would add potentially hundreds of millions of dollars to state and local budgets.&quot; He also signed a $32.9 billion budget and three other bills, his office said in a statement. Among the bills he vetoed was one dealing with Medicaid expansion under the U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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