Democratic state lawmakers in Wisconsin are praising the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding federal subsidies under President Barack Obama’s health care law, but say more needs to be done. They are renewing their call for Republican Gov. Scott Walker to accept federal money to expand Medicaid to more low-income people in Wisconsin. Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Schilling says it’s just common sense for Wisconsin to accept the money that would pay for Medicaid for those earning up to 138 percent of poverty. Walker lowered income eligibility to those earning only up to the poverty level, but also expanded coverage to childless adults previously on a waiting list. Democratic Sen. Jon Erpenbach says Walker should accept the federal money instead of focusing on his “relentless pursuit of higher office.”
