PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Lawmakers face long odds of saving a bill meant to ensure Maine has enough money for its share of the first year of voter-approved Medicaid expansion.

Lawmakers are set to return to Augusta Monday to deal with roughly three dozen vetoes from Republican Gov. Paul LePage. The governor vetoed a Medicaid funding plan and said Maine needs a long-term plan to fund Medicaid expansion rather than one-time surplus and tobacco settlement funds.

Several House Republicans say they agree with LePage’s veto and expect their caucus to sustain it.

Maine began accepting applications under Medicaid expansion on July 2.

Mainers voted last fall to expand Medicaid to 80,000 low-income adults. Advocates are suing to force LePage’s administration to seek federal funding for Medicaid and the next court hearing is July 18.