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13 attorneys general sue over health care overhaul
Posted: Mar 22, 2010 10:00 AM by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Updated: Mar 23, 2010 10:23 AM
Republican attorneys general from 13 states including Colorado are suing the federal government to stop the massive health care overhaul, claiming it's unconstitutional.
The lawsuit was filed immediately after President Barack Obama signed the overhaul bill Tuesday. It names the U.S. departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor.
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is taking the lead in the lawsuit. Attorneys general from Colorado, South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Michigan, Utah, Pennsylvania, Alabama, South Dakota, Louisiana, Idaho and Washington are joining in. Other GOP attorneys general may join the lawsuit later or sue separately.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Pensacola.
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