State Senator David Lucas Talks About Upcoming Session of Georgia General Assembly

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — State Senator David Lucas is already back in work mode less than a week out from the start of the Georgia General Assembly’s 2014 session.

On Wednesday, Lucas was in Twiggs County talking with commissioners and the community about bringing an ambulance to Twiggs County, a big need for the community.

He predicts health care will be a hot topic under the gold dome this year.

“We are not fully recovered from the so-called recession. We have some immediate needs. We’re going to have some rural house bills that will close based on money, and part of that is we did not accept, when I say we, the Governor did not accept the medicare expansion which was about 700 million dollars, and what that money would have done is fix those people that are in what we call the ditch,” said Lucas.

The ditch he’s talking about is where people who make less than $11,500 fall. They can’t qualify for the affordable care act.

Lucas also added, getting through the budget will be challenging once again. He says that conversation will focus partly on giving state employees and teachers pay raises.