For Immediate Release
March 22, 2010
UTAH WILL JOIN LAWSUIT OVER HEALTH CARE REFORMMarch 22, 2010
Utah will join several states in a lawsuit challenging the health care reform legislation passed by the U. S. House of Representatives Sunday evening.
“This health care reform bill includes an unprecedented mandate that requires every U.S. citizen to buy health insurance or face a penalty. This mandate and other provisions violate the U.S. Constitution and infringe on individual and state rights,” says Attorney General Mark Shurtleff. “This lawsuit will help make sure the rights and the interests of American citizens are protected."
The Attorneys General of Utah, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Washington have all agreed to file the lawsuit if the President signs this bill into law. Other states are expected to join in the litigation.
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Let me be absolutely clear here. The 60% of Americans who opposed yesterday's health care legislation do NOT oppose REAL healthcare reform. Remember that!
As promised, here is the list of who voted for what yesterday, per the New York Times.
As promised, here is the list of who voted for what yesterday, per the New York Times.
Yes Votes (220)
| Member | Party | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Gary L. Ackerman | D | NY-5 |
| Robert E. Andrews | D | NJ-1 |
| Michael Arcuri | D | NY-24 |
| Joe Baca | D | CA-43 |
| Tammy Baldwin | D | WI-2 |
| Melissa Bean | D | IL-8 |
| Xavier Becerra | D | CA-31 |
| Shelley Berkley | D | NV-1 |
| Howard L. Berman | D | CA-28 |
| Marion Berry | D | AR-1 |
| Timothy H. Bishop | D | NY-1 |
| Sanford D. Bishop Jr. | D | GA-2 |
| Earl Blumenauer | D | OR-3 |
| Leonard L. Boswell | D | IA-3 |
| Robert A. Brady | D | PA-1 |
| Bruce Braley | D | IA-1 |
| Corrine Brown | D | FL-3 |
| G. K. Butterfield | D | NC-1 |
| Anh Cao | R | LA-2 |
| Lois Capps | D | CA-23 |
| Michael E. Capuano | D | MA-8 |
| Dennis Cardoza | D | CA-18 |
| Russ Carnahan | D | MO-3 |
| Christopher Carney | D | PA-10 |
| André Carson | D | IN-7 |
| Kathy Castor | D | FL-11 |
| Judy Chu | D | CA-32 |
| Yvette Clarke | D | NY-11 |
| William Lacy Clay | D | MO-1 |
| Emanuel Cleaver II | D | MO-5 |
| James E. Clyburn | D | SC-6 |
| Steve Cohen | D | TN-9 |
| Gerald E. Connolly | D | VA-11 |
| John Conyers Jr. | D | MI-14 |
| Jim Cooper | D | TN-5 |
| Jim Costa | D | CA-20 |
| Jerry F. Costello | D | IL-12 |
| Joe Courtney | D | CT-2 |
| Joseph Crowley | D | NY-7 |
| Henry Cuellar | D | TX-28 |
| Elijah E. Cummings | D | MD-7 |
| Kathy Dahlkemper | D | PA-3 |
| Danny K. Davis | D | IL-7 |
| Susan A. Davis | D | CA-53 |
| Peter A. DeFazio | D | OR-4 |
| Diana DeGette | D | CO-1 |
| Bill Delahunt | D | MA-10 |
| Rosa DeLauro | D | CT-3 |
| Norman D. Dicks | D | WA-6 |
| John D. Dingell | D | MI-15 |
| Lloyd Doggett | D | TX-25 |
| Joe Donnelly | D | IN-2 |
| Mike Doyle | D | PA-14 |
| Steve Driehaus | D | OH-1 |
| Donna Edwards | D | MD-4 |
| Keith Ellison | D | MN-5 |
| Brad Ellsworth | D | IN-8 |
| Eliot L. Engel | D | NY-17 |
| Anna G. Eshoo | D | CA-14 |
| Bob Etheridge | D | NC-2 |
| Sam Farr | D | CA-17 |
| Chaka Fattah | D | PA-2 |
| Bob Filner | D | CA-51 |
| Bill Foster | D | IL-14 |
| Barney Frank | D | MA-4 |
| Marcia L. Fudge | D | OH-11 |
| John Garamendi | D | CA-10 |
| Gabrielle Giffords | D | AZ-8 |
| Charlie Gonzalez | D | TX-20 |
| Alan Grayson | D | FL-8 |
| Al Green | D | TX-9 |
| Gene Green | D | TX-29 |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | D | AZ-7 |
| Luis V. Gutierrez | D | IL-4 |
| John Hall | D | NY-19 |
| Debbie Halvorson | D | IL-11 |
| Phil Hare | D | IL-17 |
| Jane Harman | D | CA-36 |
| Alcee L. Hastings | D | FL-23 |
| Martin Heinrich | D | NM-1 |
| Brian Higgins | D | NY-27 |
| Baron P. Hill | D | IN-9 |
| Jim Himes | D | CT-4 |
| Maurice D. Hinchey | D | NY-22 |
| Rubén Hinojosa | D | TX-15 |
| Mazie K. Hirono | D | HI-2 |
| Paul W. Hodes | D | NH-2 |
| Rush Holt | D | NJ-12 |
| Michael M. Honda | D | CA-15 |
| Steny H. Hoyer | D | MD-5 |
| Jay Inslee | D | WA-1 |
| Steve Israel | D | NY-2 |
| Jesse L. Jackson Jr. | D | IL-2 |
| Sheila Jackson-Lee | D | TX-18 |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | D | TX-30 |
| Hank Johnson | D | GA-4 |
| Steve Kagen | D | WI-8 |
| Paul E. Kanjorski | D | PA-11 |
| Marcy Kaptur | D | OH-9 |
| Patrick J. Kennedy | D | RI-1 |
| Dale E. Kildee | D | MI-5 |
| Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick | D | MI-13 |
| Mary Jo Kilroy | D | OH-15 |
| Ron Kind | D | WI-3 |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | D | AZ-1 |
| Ron Klein | D | FL-22 |
| Jim Langevin | D | RI-2 |
| Rick Larsen | D | WA-2 |
| John B. Larson | D | CT-1 |
| Barbara Lee | D | CA-9 |
| Sander M. Levin | D | MI-12 |
| John Lewis | D | GA-5 |
| Daniel Lipinski | D | IL-3 |
| Dave Loebsack | D | IA-2 |
| Zoe Lofgren | D | CA-16 |
| Nita M. Lowey | D | NY-18 |
| Ben Ray Lujan | D | NM-3 |
| Stephen F. Lynch | D | MA-9 |
| Dan Maffei | D | NY-25 |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | D | NY-14 |
| Edward J. Markey | D | MA-7 |
| Doris Matsui | D | CA-5 |
| Carolyn McCarthy | D | NY-4 |
| Betty McCollum | D | MN-4 |
| Jim McDermott | D | WA-7 |
| Jim McGovern | D | MA-3 |
| Jerry McNerney | D | CA-11 |
| Kendrick B. Meek | D | FL-17 |
| Gregory W. Meeks | D | NY-6 |
| Michael H. Michaud | D | ME-2 |
| Brad Miller | D | NC-13 |
| George Miller | D | CA-7 |
| Harry E. Mitchell | D | AZ-5 |
| Alan B. Mollohan | D | WV-1 |
| Dennis Moore | D | KS-3 |
| Gwen Moore | D | WI-4 |
| James P. Moran | D | VA-8 |
| Christopher S. Murphy | D | CT-5 |
| Patrick J. Murphy | D | PA-8 |
| Jerrold Nadler | D | NY-8 |
| Grace F. Napolitano | D | CA-38 |
| Richard E. Neal | D | MA-2 |
| James L. Oberstar | D | MN-8 |
| David R. Obey | D | WI-7 |
| John W. Olver | D | MA-1 |
| Solomon P. Ortiz | D | TX-27 |
| Bill Owens | D | NY-23 |
| Frank Pallone | D | NJ-6 |
| Bill Pascrell Jr. | D | NJ-8 |
| Ed Pastor | D | AZ-4 |
| Donald M. Payne | D | NJ-10 |
| Nancy Pelosi | D | CA-8 |
| Ed Perlmutter | D | CO-7 |
| Tom Perriello | D | VA-5 |
| Gary Peters | D | MI-9 |
| Chellie Pingree | D | ME-1 |
| Jared Polis | D | CO-2 |
| Earl Pomeroy | D | ND-1 |
| David E. Price | D | NC-4 |
| Mike Quigley | D | IL-5 |
| Nick J. Rahall II | D | WV-3 |
| Charles B. Rangel | D | NY-15 |
| Silvestre Reyes | D | TX-16 |
| Laura Richardson | D | CA-37 |
| Ciro D. Rodriguez | D | TX-23 |
| Steven R. Rothman | D | NJ-9 |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | CA-34 |
| C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger | D | MD-2 |
| Bobby L. Rush | D | IL-1 |
| Tim Ryan | D | OH-17 |
| John Salazar | D | CO-3 |
| Linda T. Sanchez | D | CA-39 |
| Loretta Sanchez | D | CA-47 |
| John Sarbanes | D | MD-3 |
| Jan Schakowsky | D | IL-9 |
| Mark Schauer | D | MI-7 |
| Adam B. Schiff | D | CA-29 |
| Kurt Schrader | D | OR-5 |
| Allyson Y. Schwartz | D | PA-13 |
| David Scott | D | GA-13 |
| Robert C. Scott | D | VA-3 |
| José E. Serrano | D | NY-16 |
| Joe Sestak | D | PA-7 |
| Carol Shea-Porter | D | NH-1 |
| Brad Sherman | D | CA-27 |
| Albio Sires | D | NJ-13 |
| Louise M. Slaughter | D | NY-28 |
| Adam Smith | D | WA-9 |
| Vic Snyder | D | AR-2 |
| Zack Space | D | OH-18 |
| Jackie Speier | D | CA-12 |
| John M. Spratt Jr. | D | SC-5 |
| Pete Stark | D | CA-13 |
| Bart Stupak | D | MI-1 |
| Betty Sutton | D | OH-13 |
| Bennie Thompson | D | MS-2 |
| Mike Thompson | D | CA-1 |
| John F. Tierney | D | MA-6 |
| Dina Titus | D | NV-3 |
| Paul Tonko | D | NY-21 |
| Edolphus Towns | D | NY-10 |
| Niki Tsongas | D | MA-5 |
| Chris Van Hollen | D | MD-8 |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | D | NY-12 |
| Peter J. Visclosky | D | IN-1 |
| Tim Walz | D | MN-1 |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | FL-20 |
| Maxine Waters | D | CA-35 |
| Diane Watson | D | CA-33 |
| Melvin Watt | D | NC-12 |
| Henry A. Waxman | D | CA-30 |
| Anthony Weiner | D | NY-9 |
| Peter Welch | D | VT-1 |
| Charlie Wilson | D | OH-6 |
| Lynn Woolsey | D | CA-6 |
| David Wu | D | OR-1 |
| John Yarmuth | D | KY-3 |
No Votes (215)
| Member | Party | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Aderholt | R | AL-4 |
| John Adler | D | NJ-3 |
| Todd Akin | R | MO-2 |
| Rodney Alexander | R | LA-5 |
| Jason Altmire | D | PA-4 |
| Steve Austria | R | OH-7 |
| Michele Bachmann | R | MN-6 |
| Spencer Bachus | R | AL-6 |
| Brian Baird | D | WA-3 |
| J. Gresham Barrett | R | SC-3 |
| John Barrow | D | GA-12 |
| Roscoe G. Bartlett | R | MD-6 |
| Joe L. Barton | R | TX-6 |
| Judy Biggert | R | IL-13 |
| Brian P. Bilbray | R | CA-50 |
| Gus Bilirakis | R | FL-9 |
| Rob Bishop | R | UT-1 |
| Marsha Blackburn | R | TN-7 |
| Roy Blunt | R | MO-7 |
| John Boccieri | D | OH-16 |
| John A. Boehner | R | OH-8 |
| Jo Bonner | R | AL-1 |
| Mary Bono Mack | R | CA-45 |
| John Boozman | R | AR-3 |
| Dan Boren | D | OK-2 |
| Rick Boucher | D | VA-9 |
| Charles Boustany Jr. | R | LA-7 |
| Allen Boyd | D | FL-2 |
| Kevin Brady | R | TX-8 |
| Bobby Bright | D | AL-2 |
| Paul Broun | R | GA-10 |
| Henry E. Brown Jr. | R | SC-1 |
| Ginny Brown-Waite | R | FL-5 |
| Vern Buchanan | R | FL-13 |
| Michael C. Burgess | R | TX-26 |
| Dan Burton | R | IN-5 |
| Steve Buyer | R | IN-4 |
| Ken Calvert | R | CA-44 |
| Dave Camp | R | MI-4 |
| John Campbell | R | CA-48 |
| Eric Cantor | R | VA-7 |
| Shelley Moore Capito | R | WV-2 |
| John Carter | R | TX-31 |
| Bill Cassidy | R | LA-6 |
| Michael N. Castle | R | DE-1 |
| Jason Chaffetz | R | UT-3 |
| Ben Chandler | D | KY-6 |
| Travis Childers | D | MS-1 |
| Howard Coble | R | NC-6 |
| Mike Coffman | R | CO-6 |
| Tom Cole | R | OK-4 |
| K. Michael Conaway | R | TX-11 |
| Ander Crenshaw | R | FL-4 |
| John Culberson | R | TX-7 |
| Artur Davis | D | AL-7 |
| Geoff Davis | R | KY-4 |
| Lincoln Davis | D | TN-4 |
| Charlie Dent | R | PA-15 |
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | R | FL-21 |
| Mario Diaz-Balart | R | FL-25 |
| David Dreier | R | CA-26 |
| John J. Duncan Jr. | R | TN-2 |
| Chet Edwards | D | TX-17 |
| Vernon J. Ehlers | R | MI-3 |
| Jo Ann Emerson | R | MO-8 |
| Mary Fallin | R | OK-5 |
| Jeff Flake | R | AZ-6 |
| John Fleming | R | LA-4 |
| J. Randy Forbes | R | VA-4 |
| Jeff Fortenberry | R | NE-1 |
| Virginia Foxx | R | NC-5 |
| Trent Franks | R | AZ-2 |
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | R | NJ-11 |
| Elton Gallegly | R | CA-24 |
| Scott Garrett | R | NJ-5 |
| Jim Gerlach | R | PA-6 |
| Phil Gingrey | R | GA-11 |
| Louie Gohmert | R | TX-1 |
| Robert W. Goodlatte | R | VA-6 |
| Bart Gordon | D | TN-6 |
| Kay Granger | R | TX-12 |
| Sam Graves | R | MO-6 |
| Brett Guthrie | R | KY-2 |
| Ralph M. Hall | R | TX-4 |
| Gregg Harper | R | MS-3 |
| Doc Hastings | R | WA-4 |
| Dean Heller | R | NV-2 |
| Jeb Hensarling | R | TX-5 |
| Wally Herger | R | CA-2 |
| Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | D | SD-1 |
| Peter Hoekstra | R | MI-2 |
| Tim Holden | D | PA-17 |
| Duncan D. Hunter | R | CA-52 |
| Bob Inglis | R | SC-4 |
| Darrell Issa | R | CA-49 |
| Lynn Jenkins | R | KS-2 |
| Sam Johnson | R | TX-3 |
| Timothy V. Johnson | R | IL-15 |
| Walter B. Jones | R | NC-3 |
| Jim Jordan | R | OH-4 |
| Peter T. King | R | NY-3 |
| Steve King | R | IA-5 |
| Jack Kingston | R | GA-1 |
| Mark Steven Kirk | R | IL-10 |
| Larry Kissell | D | NC-8 |
| John Kline | R | MN-2 |
| Suzanne Kosmas | D | FL-24 |
| Frank Kratovil Jr. | D | MD-1 |
| Dennis J. Kucinich | D | OH-10 |
| Doug Lamborn | R | CO-5 |
| Leonard Lance | R | NJ-7 |
| Tom Latham | R | IA-4 |
| Steven C. LaTourette | R | OH-14 |
| Robert E. Latta | R | OH-5 |
| Christopher Lee | R | NY-26 |
| Jerry Lewis | R | CA-41 |
| John Linder | R | GA-7 |
| Frank A. LoBiondo | R | NJ-2 |
| Frank D. Lucas | R | OK-3 |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | MO-9 |
| Cynthia M. Lummis | R | WY-1 |
| Dan Lungren | R | CA-3 |
| Connie Mack | R | FL-14 |
| Donald Manzullo | R | IL-16 |
| Kenny Marchant | R | TX-24 |
| Betsy Markey | D | CO-4 |
| Jim Marshall | D | GA-8 |
| Jim Matheson | D | UT-2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | R | CA-22 |
| Michael McCaul | R | TX-10 |
| Tom McClintock | R | CA-4 |
| Thaddeus McCotter | R | MI-11 |
| Patrick T. McHenry | R | NC-10 |
| Mike McIntyre | D | NC-7 |
| Howard P. McKeon | R | CA-25 |
| Michael E. McMahon | D | NY-13 |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R | WA-5 |
| Charlie Melancon | D | LA-3 |
| John L. Mica | R | FL-7 |
| Candice S. Miller | R | MI-10 |
| Gary G. Miller | R | CA-42 |
| Jeff Miller | R | FL-1 |
| Walt Minnick | D | ID-1 |
| Jerry Moran | R | KS-1 |
| Scott Murphy | D | NY-20 |
| Tim Murphy | R | PA-18 |
| Sue Myrick | R | NC-9 |
| Randy Neugebauer | R | TX-19 |
| Devin Nunes | R | CA-21 |
| Glenn Nye | D | VA-2 |
| Pete Olson | R | TX-22 |
| Ron Paul | R | TX-14 |
| Erik Paulsen | R | MN-3 |
| Mike Pence | R | IN-6 |
| Collin C. Peterson | D | MN-7 |
| Tom Petri | R | WI-6 |
| Joe Pitts | R | PA-16 |
| Todd R. Platts | R | PA-19 |
| Ted Poe | R | TX-2 |
| Bill Posey | R | FL-15 |
| Tom Price | R | GA-6 |
| Adam H. Putnam | R | FL-12 |
| George P. Radanovich | R | CA-19 |
| Denny Rehberg | R | MT-1 |
| Dave Reichert | R | WA-8 |
| Phil Roe | R | TN-1 |
| Harold Rogers | R | KY-5 |
| Mike Rogers | R | MI-8 |
| Mike D. Rogers | R | AL-3 |
| Dana Rohrabacher | R | CA-46 |
| Tom Rooney | R | FL-16 |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | R | FL-18 |
| Peter Roskam | R | IL-6 |
| Mike Ross | D | AR-4 |
| Ed Royce | R | CA-40 |
| Paul D. Ryan | R | WI-1 |
| Steve Scalise | R | LA-1 |
| Jean Schmidt | R | OH-2 |
| Aaron Schock | R | IL-18 |
| F. James Sensenbrenner | R | WI-5 |
| Pete Sessions | R | TX-32 |
| John Shadegg | R | AZ-3 |
| John Shimkus | R | IL-19 |
| Heath Shuler | D | NC-11 |
| Bill Shuster | R | PA-9 |
| Mike Simpson | R | ID-2 |
| Ike Skelton | D | MO-4 |
| Adrian Smith | R | NE-3 |
| Christopher H. Smith | R | NJ-4 |
| Lamar Smith | R | TX-21 |
| Mark Souder | R | IN-3 |
| Cliff Stearns | R | FL-6 |
| John Sullivan | R | OK-1 |
| John Tanner | D | TN-8 |
| Gene Taylor | D | MS-4 |
| Harry Teague | D | NM-2 |
| Lee Terry | R | NE-2 |
| Glenn Thompson | R | PA-5 |
| William M. Thornberry | R | TX-13 |
| Todd Tiahrt | R | KS-4 |
| Pat Tiberi | R | OH-12 |
| Michael R. Turner | R | OH-3 |
| Fred Upton | R | MI-6 |
| Greg Walden | R | OR-2 |
| Zach Wamp | R | TN-3 |
| Lynn Westmoreland | R | GA-3 |
| Edward Whitfield | R | KY-1 |
| Joe Wilson | R | SC-2 |
| Robert J. Wittman | R | VA-1 |
| Frank R. Wolf | R | VA-10 |
| C. W. Bill Young | R | FL-10 |
| Don Young | R | AK-1 |
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Did you mean that 60% of those oppose this bill don't oppose health care reform?
ReplyDeleteThat's how I feel. I think this bill is horrible, but I do think changes need to be made. But I'm no expert and I don't know the best way to do it without going against the Constitution. I have gone without without insurance myself because I couldn't afford it.
Sarah, I apologize. You are right, the 60% do NOT oppose healthcare reform, just this legislation. Silly concussion! I've been finding mistakes like this all week!
ReplyDeleteThere are a number of things that can instigate true healthcare reform, none of them are in this legislation. Tort reform, no pre-existing conditions, no losing of healthcare when transferring jobs, etc.
No problem. :-D We all make typos sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI just wish health insurance weren't connected to jobs. Because of our inability to afford COBRA, waiting periods, etc., my husband has stayed with some companies for too long. Our last plan was so awful, we couldn't even afford to use it. His company suddenly switched us to a plan with a $3000 deductible and we were still paying $800 a month for it.
Even though I have been in really frustrating positions - going without insurance at times, having bad coverage, etc., I don't like the direction the health care reform is going in. How long before the government is telling us how many children we are allowed to have? Maybe that's an irrational fear, but I do wonder. If the government becomes responsible for everyone's health care and they have a budget, would they tell us we have a limit? Would they turn away people with fertility problems because it's not life threatening?
I can only imagine what this will lead to.
As I see current events unfolding I can't help but remember in The Book of Mormon where right before the coming of Christ, the government broke down into individual tribes.
ReplyDeleteI've wondered if something of that magnitude could happen to America, i.e. states defy the federal government, secede, etc.
Your thoughts?
Candace:
ReplyDeleteAs clarification in your post, you recorded the vote on HR3962 which is the House vote LAST FALL on Obamacare with the public option.
The vote held last Sunday 3/21 and signed by Obama into law Tuesday was on HR3950 which was passed 219-212 with NO REPUBLICAN voting in favor of passage. The NYTimes vote breakdown on HR3590 is found here. The official government tally on HR3590 is found here (gov server down at moment of writing).
Obamacare has been really confusing to follow through its legislative ping-pong and last-minute detours.