From the Tennessean:

Tennessee lawmakers against a resolution that opposes federally mandated health-care initiatives said Monday that it is unnecessary because of the recent passage of President Barack Obama’s reform legislation.

The resolution proposed by Republican Rep. Susan Lynn of Mt. Juliet was passionately debated for more than an hour before it passed 66-29.

The proposal “expresses opposition to … the creation of a federal health insurance exchange or connector, and the creation of a federal health insurance plan (public plan) option.”

Several lawmakers questioned the timeliness of the measure after the recent passage of the federal health care bill.

“This has already passed … and we just have to wait and see what happens,” said Rep. Richard Montgomery, R-Sevierville.

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