‘Who are you calling crazy?’ Texas says to Florida

Texas Democratic members mostly stayed out of the fray, although Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, responded to an inquiry from McClatchy that turned the issue back to health care.

"I am proud of my home state of Texas and disagree with Mr. Hasting's characterization of our great state," he said via email. "However, what I do believe is ‘crazy' is that our state legislature and governor have denied access to affordable health coverage to nearly 1 million Texas adults by not expanding Medicaid. Texas is one of 23 states that have refused to expand Medicaid as a result of a handful of politicians that believe that partisan political gain is more important than the health of the communities they represent."

Texas is also one of 36 states that did not create a health care exchange.