HOUSE REPUBLICANS URGE AG TO FILE SUIT AGAINST NEW HEALTHCARE LAW
SANTA FE – Today, the House Republican Caucus sent a letter to Attorney General Gary King urging him to join the lawsuit that a bipartisan group of 18 states and Attorneys General have filed against the healthcare legislation recently signed into law by President Obama. The letter, signed by all 25 members of the caucus, asks the AG to file suit because the healthcare legislation is unconstitutional under the 9th Amendment and 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
“There is a lot of diversity in the states, and one size doesn’t fit all,” commented House Republican Leader Tom Taylor (Dist 1 – San Juan). “The United States Constitution specifically reserves powers to the states, and that was done for a reason. Congress should take another look at this legislation because it violates the Constitution.”
“This is the first time I can remember Congress telling a person that they are violating the law because of economic inactivity,” said House Republican Whip Keith Gardner (Dist 66 – Chaves, Eddy, Lea, & Roosevelt). “The Constitution allows for the federal government to regulate interstate commerce, but this new law goes beyond what is allowed in the Constitution and punishes citizens for not taking action. I hope the Attorney General takes this seriously and pursues a lawsuit along with the 18 other states.”
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“There is a lot of diversity in the states, and one size doesn’t fit all,” commented House Republican Leader Tom Taylor (Dist 1 – San Juan). “The United States Constitution specifically reserves powers to the states, and that was done for a reason. Congress should take another look at this legislation because it violates the Constitution.”
“This is the first time I can remember Congress telling a person that they are violating the law because of economic inactivity,” said House Republican Whip Keith Gardner (Dist 66 – Chaves, Eddy, Lea, & Roosevelt). “The Constitution allows for the federal government to regulate interstate commerce, but this new law goes beyond what is allowed in the Constitution and punishes citizens for not taking action. I hope the Attorney General takes this seriously and pursues a lawsuit along with the 18 other states.”
The content is available for reading below.
NM House Republican Caucus - AG Letter
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