Landrieu urges Jindal to change course on Obamacare

Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu is publicly calling on Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal to reverse course and implement provisions of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law. In a three-page letter sent to Jindal on Monday, Landrieu says she is “ready to work” with the governor. However, she also calls on Jindal to accept the reality that with the president’s re-election last month, Republican efforts to repeal the law won’t succeed. “I am open to your suggestions and I hope that we can both work to find real solutions to this serious issue. But now that we know the law is here to stay, simply refusing to engage in the process is not leadership,” the letter reads. Landrieu also notes the Affordable Care Act “is not perfect and that is why I remain open to making smart changes to the law to improve it, if warranted.” As The Times-Picayune reports, the letter is a continuation of a spat between the Republican governor and Democratic senator that began in June when Landrieu complained Jindal wouldn’t contact House GOP leaders to try and protect Medicaid funding that was being stripped from the state. The full story can be found here.