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Two other Republicans, [[John Stefanski]] in District 42 and [[Joe Stagni]] in District 92, also won special elections in 2017 to fill vacancies. Stefanski succeeded a Democrat; Stagni, another Republican.
Two other Republicans, [[John Stefanski]] in District 42 and [[Joe Stagni]] in District 92, also won special elections in 2017 to fill vacancies. Stefanski succeeded a Democrat; Stagni, another Republican.
In April 2018, Representative Crews endorsed the state House-passed budget which critics claim will gut state hospitals and higher education and faces likely defeat in the state Senate. Crews said that Governor John Bel Edwards has exaggerated the state's fiscal condition in a bid to convince lawmakers to raise taxes once more. Crews noted that under the House budget hospitals will have $4 billion more than they had a few years ago. He said the principal medical problem comes from the expansion of [[Medicaid]], which does not reimburse physicians commensurate with their services rendered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/rep-raymond-crews-problems-not-nearly-as-severe-as-the-governor-is-letting-on-video/|title=Rep. Raymond Crews problems not nearly as severe as the governor is letting on|publisher=KEEL Radio||date=April 20, 2018}}</ref>
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