Statton Rice: White for Medicaid expansion, minimum wage hike

To the editor:

I am voting for John White for state Senate on Nov. 8 for a number of good reasons. First, John will make the Medicaid expansion in New Hampshire permanent, instead of its temporary status fashioned by Jeb Bradley. Right now, the Legislature can shut the program down after two years if they think nearly 50,000 of our low-income citizens no longer need access to health services. Making the program permanent is a necessary step to ensure that all New Hampshire citizens will have access to health care services regardless of their incomes.