#Sayfie Snapshot - January 20, 2016

Today's Hits and Bits in Florida politics

Hot Click

Gaetz: Health coverage debate in Legislature is 'dead' by Jim Saunders of the News Service of Florida.

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@JeffAtwater: Thank you @lizbethkb for boldly presenting SB966 & standing up for life insurance policyholders.TY Senate B&I for favorable support. #sayfie

Quotable

"The idea of expanding access to care by providing health-insurance coverage to the uninsured is dead in Florida, certainly for three years, maybe for five years.''

- Sen. Don Gaetz, speaking to Gov. Rick Scott's health care commission on Tuesday. The Florida Senate sought to expand coverage through Medicaid in 2015.

Statworthy

$395.6 million. The state's new tax forecast lowered the amount that state lawmakers will have available to spend this year by almost $400 million. The amount is not significant, but could put Gov. Scott's tax cut plans at risk this session.