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Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:19 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 23 March 2010 01:29
From Post Gazette.com:
Attorney General Tom Corbett, a Republican candidate for governor, said he plans to file suit to challenge the imposition of federal health care legislation in Pennsylvania.
Kevin Harley, a spokesman for Mr. Corbett, said his office was conferring with attorneys general from 10 other states on the specific grounds for the challenge. Rep. Sam Rohrer, R-Berks, Mr. Corbett’s rival for the GOP nomination, also denounced the Democratic measure, contending that its requirement for individuals to purchase health insurance violates the Constitution. Separately, three measures have been or are about to be introduced in the state Legislature contesting aspects of the ambitious federal effort to change the health care landscape.
The developments were part of a gathering storm of GOP efforts to block or repeal the centerpiece of the Obama administration’s domestic agenda. Statements from Mr. Corbett and Mr. Rohrer Monday were consistent with the advice they heard at a recent Republican State Committee meeting when Fox News commentator Dick Morris advised GOP candidates that the key to GOP victories in November was to nationalize the elections around issues such as health care.
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