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response to the President
'''Steven L. Beshear''' is the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[governor]] of [[Kentucky]]. He was elected in 2007. His second term will expire on December 8, 2015, and will be replaced by conservative Republican [[Matt Bevin]].
'''Steven L. Beshear''' was the [[governor]] of [[Kentucky]]. He was elected in 2007. His second term expired on December 8, 2015, and was be replaced by conservative Republican [[Matt Bevin]].
Despite being a Democrat, supported the construction of [[Answers in Genesis]]' and [[Ark Encounter LLC]]'s [[Ark Encounter]] project in northern Kentucky, even though he later turned against it.
Despite being a Democrat, supported the construction of [[Answers in Genesis]]' and [[Ark Encounter LLC]]'s [[Ark Encounter]] project in northern Kentucky, even though he later turned against it. While Governor, Kentucky implemented the Affordable Care Act bringing health care coverage to 500,000 citizens.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thinkprogress.org/kentucky-is-obamacares-undeniable-success-story-this-man-is-trying-to-burn-it-all-down-56c7d60933ac#.hn12ttd1w|title=Kentucky Is Obamacare’s Undeniable Success Story. This Man Is Trying To Burn It All Down.|date=Sep 14, 2015|accessdate=March 2, 2017}}</ref>
On February 28, 2017, Beshear gave the Democratic response to President [[Donald Trump]]'s address to a joint session of Congress. He defended [[Obamacare]] and called for any replacement to offer at least as much coverage as the present law. He inadvertently claimed to be a "Republican."
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