But Dennis Smith, director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said in a statement, "Longstanding interpretations by the agency have been that emergency Medicaid benefits are to cover emergencies".
The Pakistani Taliban are unapologetic, saying the kidnappings earn valuable funds, offer leverage to free imprisoned fighters and are a political statement against longstanding American efforts to drive Al Qaeda from the tribal belt.
The statement renewed longstanding criticism of Mr. Maliki that he has violated the Constitution by having some security forces in charge of pursuing terrorists report directly to his office.
That statement of longstanding opposition to Planned Parenthood is consistent with his record of six defunding votes, the first of which occurred in 2007, when he voted for an amendment, offered by Indiana Rep. Mike Pence, to a federal budget bill.
The Syrian National Council, the main expatriate opposition group, held a news conference in Istanbul and issued a statement that intensified longstanding calls by some of its members for outside military action.
On July 25 , 2011 the Rabbinical Council of America, the largest Orthodox rabbinical body in North America, issued a statement reaffirming its longstanding position that "those with reasonable suspicion or first-hand knowledge of abuse or endangerment have a religious obligation to report that abuse to the secular legal authorities without delay".
"Unfortunately, the ordinance passed today threatens the privacy of drivers, imposes substantial costs on passengers and the city, and conflicts with longstanding federal law," Lyft's statement said.
"Ford's drug and alcohol abuse, and his association with criminals to facilitate his drug abuse... are longstanding," MacIntyre writes in his statement of claim.
"President Obama's derisive remarks about Israel's prime minister confirm what any observer would have gleaned from his public statements and actions toward our longstanding ally, Israel," Mr. Romney said, in a statement released by his campaign Wednesday morning.
It may have been pure reaction on Jacobs' part, but it's not clear why he would make such a statement, especially considering investors' longstanding concern over San Diego-based Qualcomm's precarious relationship with China.
