Alabama Rep. Greg Wren was among the Southern Lawmakers spoken to by ABC while doing a report about the implementation of the health care law. Despite some states deciding to reject federal grants to implement the plans on principal (i.e. Florida) and are not moving forward at all. According to Wren Alabama politicians are going to act as Alabama politicians (both Republican and Democrat) and gripe about the federal government while getting a big mouthful of titty for the federal milk. Here are some of what rep. Wren had to say:
Republican Alabama state Rep. Greg Wren said.
"The option of sitting back and doing nothing is a recipe for failure," he said. "None of us has a crystal ball."
Wren serves as co-chairman the federal health reform implementation committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures and said the organization has encouraged states to take the money, implement what they have to by law and take advantage of things they want — such as health exchanges without individual mandates.
On the other end of the scale, Florida's governor, Republican Rick Scott, has said he doesn't want to push implementation until he knows what will happen to the law. And others, such as Alabama and South Carolina, have not yet written legislation to create exchanges, though Wren said Alabama is working on it.
I am not necessarily criticizing Wren's position, in fact I think its quite pragmatic, but just pointing out that it is in no way different from the leadership we have had.
