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Utah Will Join Lawsuit Over Health Care Reform

For Immediate Release
March 22, 2010

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Paul Murphy
Utah Attorney General's Office:
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pmurphy@utah.gov

UTAH WILL JOIN LAWSUIT OVER HEALTH CARE REFORM

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.

Yes Votes (220)

Member

Party

Dist.

Gary L. AckermanDNY-5
Robert E. AndrewsDNJ-1
Michael ArcuriDNY-24
Joe BacaDCA-43
Tammy BaldwinDWI-2
Melissa BeanDIL-8
Xavier BecerraDCA-31
Shelley BerkleyDNV-1
Howard L. BermanDCA-28
Marion BerryDAR-1
Timothy H. BishopDNY-1
Sanford D. Bishop Jr.DGA-2
Earl BlumenauerDOR-3
Leonard L. BoswellDIA-3
Robert A. BradyDPA-1
Bruce BraleyDIA-1
Corrine BrownDFL-3
G. K. ButterfieldDNC-1
Anh CaoRLA-2
Lois CappsDCA-23
Michael E. CapuanoDMA-8
Dennis CardozaDCA-18
Russ CarnahanDMO-3
Christopher CarneyDPA-10
André CarsonDIN-7
Kathy CastorDFL-11
Judy ChuDCA-32
Yvette ClarkeDNY-11
William Lacy ClayDMO-1
Emanuel Cleaver IIDMO-5
James E. ClyburnDSC-6
Steve CohenDTN-9
Gerald E. ConnollyDVA-11
John Conyers Jr.DMI-14
Jim CooperDTN-5
Jim CostaDCA-20
Jerry F. CostelloDIL-12
Joe CourtneyDCT-2
Joseph CrowleyDNY-7
Henry CuellarDTX-28
Elijah E. CummingsDMD-7
Kathy DahlkemperDPA-3
Danny K. DavisDIL-7
Susan A. DavisDCA-53
Peter A. DeFazioDOR-4
Diana DeGetteDCO-1
Bill DelahuntDMA-10
Rosa DeLauroDCT-3
Norman D. DicksDWA-6
John D. DingellDMI-15
Lloyd DoggettDTX-25
Joe DonnellyDIN-2
Mike DoyleDPA-14
Steve DriehausDOH-1
Donna EdwardsDMD-4
Keith EllisonDMN-5
Brad EllsworthDIN-8
Eliot L. EngelDNY-17
Anna G. EshooDCA-14
Bob EtheridgeDNC-2
Sam FarrDCA-17
Chaka FattahDPA-2
Bob FilnerDCA-51
Bill FosterDIL-14
Barney FrankDMA-4
Marcia L. FudgeDOH-11
John GaramendiDCA-10
Gabrielle GiffordsDAZ-8
Charlie GonzalezDTX-20
Alan GraysonDFL-8
Al GreenDTX-9
Gene GreenDTX-29
Raúl M. GrijalvaDAZ-7
Luis V. GutierrezDIL-4
John HallDNY-19
Debbie HalvorsonDIL-11
Phil HareDIL-17
Jane HarmanDCA-36
Alcee L. HastingsDFL-23
Martin HeinrichDNM-1
Brian HigginsDNY-27
Baron P. HillDIN-9
Jim HimesDCT-4
Maurice D. HincheyDNY-22
Rubén HinojosaDTX-15
Mazie K. HironoDHI-2
Paul W. HodesDNH-2
Rush HoltDNJ-12
Michael M. HondaDCA-15
Steny H. HoyerDMD-5
Jay InsleeDWA-1
Steve IsraelDNY-2
Jesse L. Jackson Jr.DIL-2
Sheila Jackson-LeeDTX-18
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDTX-30
Hank JohnsonDGA-4
Steve KagenDWI-8
Paul E. KanjorskiDPA-11
Marcy KapturDOH-9
Patrick J. KennedyDRI-1
Dale E. KildeeDMI-5
Carolyn Cheeks KilpatrickDMI-13
Mary Jo KilroyDOH-15
Ron KindDWI-3
Ann KirkpatrickDAZ-1
Ron KleinDFL-22
Jim LangevinDRI-2
Rick LarsenDWA-2
John B. LarsonDCT-1
Barbara LeeDCA-9
Sander M. LevinDMI-12
John LewisDGA-5
Daniel LipinskiDIL-3
Dave LoebsackDIA-2
Zoe LofgrenDCA-16
Nita M. LoweyDNY-18
Ben Ray LujanDNM-3
Stephen F. LynchDMA-9
Dan MaffeiDNY-25
Carolyn B. MaloneyDNY-14
Edward J. MarkeyDMA-7
Doris MatsuiDCA-5
Carolyn McCarthyDNY-4
Betty McCollumDMN-4
Jim McDermottDWA-7
Jim McGovernDMA-3
Jerry McNerneyDCA-11
Kendrick B. MeekDFL-17
Gregory W. MeeksDNY-6
Michael H. MichaudDME-2
Brad MillerDNC-13
George MillerDCA-7
Harry E. MitchellDAZ-5
Alan B. MollohanDWV-1
Dennis MooreDKS-3
Gwen MooreDWI-4
James P. MoranDVA-8
Christopher S. MurphyDCT-5
Patrick J. MurphyDPA-8
Jerrold NadlerDNY-8
Grace F. NapolitanoDCA-38
Richard E. NealDMA-2
James L. OberstarDMN-8
David R. ObeyDWI-7
John W. OlverDMA-1
Solomon P. OrtizDTX-27
Bill OwensDNY-23
Frank PalloneDNJ-6
Bill Pascrell Jr.DNJ-8
Ed PastorDAZ-4
Donald M. PayneDNJ-10
Nancy PelosiDCA-8
Ed PerlmutterDCO-7
Tom PerrielloDVA-5
Gary PetersDMI-9
Chellie PingreeDME-1
Jared PolisDCO-2
Earl PomeroyDND-1
David E. PriceDNC-4
Mike QuigleyDIL-5
Nick J. Rahall IIDWV-3
Charles B. RangelDNY-15
Silvestre ReyesDTX-16
Laura RichardsonDCA-37
Ciro D. RodriguezDTX-23
Steven R. RothmanDNJ-9
Lucille Roybal-AllardDCA-34
C.A. Dutch RuppersbergerDMD-2
Bobby L. RushDIL-1
Tim RyanDOH-17
John SalazarDCO-3
Linda T. SanchezDCA-39
Loretta SanchezDCA-47
John SarbanesDMD-3
Jan SchakowskyDIL-9
Mark SchauerDMI-7
Adam B. SchiffDCA-29
Kurt SchraderDOR-5
Allyson Y. SchwartzDPA-13
David ScottDGA-13
Robert C. ScottDVA-3
José E. SerranoDNY-16
Joe SestakDPA-7
Carol Shea-PorterDNH-1
Brad ShermanDCA-27
Albio SiresDNJ-13
Louise M. SlaughterDNY-28
Adam SmithDWA-9
Vic SnyderDAR-2
Zack SpaceDOH-18
Jackie SpeierDCA-12
John M. Spratt Jr.DSC-5
Pete StarkDCA-13
Bart StupakDMI-1
Betty SuttonDOH-13
Bennie ThompsonDMS-2
Mike ThompsonDCA-1
John F. TierneyDMA-6
Dina TitusDNV-3
Paul TonkoDNY-21
Edolphus TownsDNY-10
Niki TsongasDMA-5
Chris Van HollenDMD-8
Nydia M. VelázquezDNY-12
Peter J. ViscloskyDIN-1
Tim WalzDMN-1
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDFL-20
Maxine WatersDCA-35
Diane WatsonDCA-33
Melvin WattDNC-12
Henry A. WaxmanDCA-30
Anthony WeinerDNY-9
Peter WelchDVT-1
Charlie WilsonDOH-6
Lynn WoolseyDCA-6
David WuDOR-1
John YarmuthDKY-3

No Votes (215)

Member

Party

Dist.

Robert B. AderholtRAL-4
John AdlerDNJ-3
Todd AkinRMO-2
Rodney AlexanderRLA-5
Jason AltmireDPA-4
Steve AustriaROH-7
Michele BachmannRMN-6
Spencer BachusRAL-6
Brian BairdDWA-3
J. Gresham BarrettRSC-3
John BarrowDGA-12
Roscoe G. BartlettRMD-6
Joe L. BartonRTX-6
Judy BiggertRIL-13
Brian P. BilbrayRCA-50
Gus BilirakisRFL-9
Rob BishopRUT-1
Marsha BlackburnRTN-7
Roy BluntRMO-7
John BoccieriDOH-16
John A. BoehnerROH-8
Jo BonnerRAL-1
Mary Bono MackRCA-45
John BoozmanRAR-3
Dan BorenDOK-2
Rick BoucherDVA-9
Charles Boustany Jr.RLA-7
Allen BoydDFL-2
Kevin BradyRTX-8
Bobby BrightDAL-2
Paul BrounRGA-10
Henry E. Brown Jr.RSC-1
Ginny Brown-WaiteRFL-5
Vern BuchananRFL-13
Michael C. BurgessRTX-26
Dan BurtonRIN-5
Steve BuyerRIN-4
Ken CalvertRCA-44
Dave CampRMI-4
John CampbellRCA-48
Eric CantorRVA-7
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV-2
John CarterRTX-31
Bill CassidyRLA-6
Michael N. CastleRDE-1
Jason ChaffetzRUT-3
Ben ChandlerDKY-6
Travis ChildersDMS-1
Howard CobleRNC-6
Mike CoffmanRCO-6
Tom ColeROK-4
K. Michael ConawayRTX-11
Ander CrenshawRFL-4
John CulbersonRTX-7
Artur DavisDAL-7
Geoff DavisRKY-4
Lincoln DavisDTN-4
Charlie DentRPA-15
Lincoln Diaz-BalartRFL-21
Mario Diaz-BalartRFL-25
David DreierRCA-26
John J. Duncan Jr.RTN-2
Chet EdwardsDTX-17
Vernon J. EhlersRMI-3
Jo Ann EmersonRMO-8
Mary FallinROK-5
Jeff FlakeRAZ-6
John FlemingRLA-4
J. Randy ForbesRVA-4
Jeff FortenberryRNE-1
Virginia FoxxRNC-5
Trent FranksRAZ-2
Rodney FrelinghuysenRNJ-11
Elton GalleglyRCA-24
Scott GarrettRNJ-5
Jim GerlachRPA-6
Phil GingreyRGA-11
Louie GohmertRTX-1
Robert W. GoodlatteRVA-6
Bart GordonDTN-6
Kay GrangerRTX-12
Sam GravesRMO-6
Brett GuthrieRKY-2
Ralph M. HallRTX-4
Gregg HarperRMS-3
Doc HastingsRWA-4
Dean HellerRNV-2
Jeb HensarlingRTX-5
Wally HergerRCA-2
Stephanie Herseth SandlinDSD-1
Peter HoekstraRMI-2
Tim HoldenDPA-17
Duncan D. HunterRCA-52
Bob InglisRSC-4
Darrell IssaRCA-49
Lynn JenkinsRKS-2
Sam JohnsonRTX-3
Timothy V. JohnsonRIL-15
Walter B. JonesRNC-3
Jim JordanROH-4
Peter T. KingRNY-3
Steve KingRIA-5
Jack KingstonRGA-1
Mark Steven KirkRIL-10
Larry KissellDNC-8
John KlineRMN-2
Suzanne KosmasDFL-24
Frank Kratovil Jr.DMD-1
Dennis J. KucinichDOH-10
Doug LambornRCO-5
Leonard LanceRNJ-7
Tom LathamRIA-4
Steven C. LaTouretteROH-14
Robert E. LattaROH-5
Christopher LeeRNY-26
Jerry LewisRCA-41
John LinderRGA-7
Frank A. LoBiondoRNJ-2
Frank D. LucasROK-3
Blaine LuetkemeyerRMO-9
Cynthia M. LummisRWY-1
Dan LungrenRCA-3
Connie MackRFL-14
Donald ManzulloRIL-16
Kenny MarchantRTX-24
Betsy MarkeyDCO-4
Jim MarshallDGA-8
Jim MathesonDUT-2
Kevin McCarthyRCA-22
Michael McCaulRTX-10
Tom McClintockRCA-4
Thaddeus McCotterRMI-11
Patrick T. McHenryRNC-10
Mike McIntyreDNC-7
Howard P. McKeonRCA-25
Michael E. McMahonDNY-13
Cathy McMorris RodgersRWA-5
Charlie MelanconDLA-3
John L. MicaRFL-7
Candice S. MillerRMI-10
Gary G. MillerRCA-42
Jeff MillerRFL-1
Walt MinnickDID-1
Jerry MoranRKS-1
Scott MurphyDNY-20
Tim MurphyRPA-18
Sue MyrickRNC-9
Randy NeugebauerRTX-19
Devin NunesRCA-21
Glenn NyeDVA-2
Pete OlsonRTX-22
Ron PaulRTX-14
Erik PaulsenRMN-3
Mike PenceRIN-6
Collin C. PetersonDMN-7
Tom PetriRWI-6
Joe PittsRPA-16
Todd R. PlattsRPA-19
Ted PoeRTX-2
Bill PoseyRFL-15
Tom PriceRGA-6
Adam H. PutnamRFL-12
George P. RadanovichRCA-19
Denny RehbergRMT-1
Dave ReichertRWA-8
Phil RoeRTN-1
Harold RogersRKY-5
Mike RogersRMI-8
Mike D. RogersRAL-3
Dana RohrabacherRCA-46
Tom RooneyRFL-16
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRFL-18
Peter RoskamRIL-6
Mike RossDAR-4
Ed RoyceRCA-40
Paul D. RyanRWI-1
Steve ScaliseRLA-1
Jean SchmidtROH-2
Aaron SchockRIL-18
F. James SensenbrennerRWI-5
Pete SessionsRTX-32
John ShadeggRAZ-3
John ShimkusRIL-19
Heath ShulerDNC-11
Bill ShusterRPA-9
Mike SimpsonRID-2
Ike SkeltonDMO-4
Adrian SmithRNE-3
Christopher H. SmithRNJ-4
Lamar SmithRTX-21
Mark SouderRIN-3
Cliff StearnsRFL-6
John SullivanROK-1
John TannerDTN-8
Gene TaylorDMS-4
Harry TeagueDNM-2
Lee TerryRNE-2
Glenn ThompsonRPA-5
William M. ThornberryRTX-13
Todd TiahrtRKS-4
Pat TiberiROH-12
Michael R. TurnerROH-3
Fred UptonRMI-6
Greg WaldenROR-2
Zach WampRTN-3
Lynn WestmorelandRGA-3
Edward WhitfieldRKY-1
Joe WilsonRSC-2
Robert J. WittmanRVA-1
Frank R. WolfRVA-10
C. W. Bill YoungRFL-10
Don YoungRAK-1

Did Not Vote (0)

Present (0)

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5 comments:

  1. Did you mean that 60% of those oppose this bill don't oppose health care reform?

    That'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.

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  2. 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!

    There 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.

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  3. No problem. :-D We all make typos sometimes.

    I 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.

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  4. 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.

    I've wondered if something of that magnitude could happen to America, i.e. states defy the federal government, secede, etc.

    Your thoughts?

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  5. Candace:

    As 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.

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