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	Podcast:		Podcast News
	Episode:		Candidate Conversations 2018: Raul Labrador
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:41
	Publish Date:		2018-05-04 17:17:14
	Description:		As part of our coverage of the 2018 election, we’re bringing you conversations with each of the candidates running for governor who face a primary challenge. James Dawson spoke with Congressman Raul Labrador, a longtime Idaho politician who has represented the state's 1st Congressional District since 2012. On addressing the estimated 62,000 people stuck in the so-called Medicaid gap: “I don’t think it’s the responsibility of the government to provide insurance for individuals. Our responsibility is to reduce the cost of health insurance for individuals.” “We can have access to healthcare if we can provide for the people of Idaho, if we can find ways for them to get direct care through some low-cost healthcare providers in the state.” How he would bolster Idaho's low high school graduation rates and prepare students for in-demand, high-skill jobs: “We need to set high standards at the state level and those high standards can be met by the local communities without us mandating how they
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