![Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has vetoed 13 bills during his tenure as governor, but his two vetoes this session have inspired more public backlash than usual because they were on issues that many new lawmakers staked their campaigns on — tax reform and Medicaid expansion.]( "Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has vetoed 13 bills during his tenure as governor, but his two vetoes this session have inspired more public backlash than usual because they were on issues that many new lawmakers staked their campaigns on — tax reform and Medicaid expansion.")
Rep. John Carmichael, a Wichita Democrat, compared the situation to “a high-stakes poker game.” If lawmakers call his bluff and override a veto, Brownback will have “no more chips to play,” Carmichael said.
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