A special session of the Mississippi Legislature called by Gov. Phil Bryant to try to prevent the Medicaid program from "expiring" Sunday quickly brought emotional, sometimes tearful, testimony and debate from lawmakers Thursday. "These are working folks!" said Rep. Bo Eaton, D-Taylorsville. "Help them today! In Jesus' name, care!" Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, gave emotional testimony about his "working poor" brother battling cancer without health insurance. Rep. Adrienne Wooten, D-Jackson, tearfully told lawmakers about her single mothers struggle to keep up with insurance payments for her two children. "I don't understand how some of you can sit there and think this is about you,"...
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