Tuesday
Apr062010
Secretary Sebelius Dismisses Legal Challenges To Health Care Reform
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 4:43PM
By Chingyu Wang-Talk Radio News Service
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Tuesday dismissed the legal challenges against the recently passed health care reform law.
"We are confident that the legal standing of the law is solid and this has more to do with politics and policy," said Sebelius during an appearance at the National Press Club. "Our job is to really focus on talking to American people about what really is in the bill, how the law will work to their benefits, what's available for them and that's where we are going to spend our time and energy."
Attorneys general from 14 states have filed lawsuits against the new law on the basis that a mandate requiring individual's to purchase insurance violates the constitution.
Sebelius noted that she believes there is significant political motivation for the 14 attorney generals.
"I think that the vast majority of lawsuits have been filed by attorney generals in states where they have also some interest in higher office," said Sebelius.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Tuesday dismissed the legal challenges against the recently passed health care reform law.
"We are confident that the legal standing of the law is solid and this has more to do with politics and policy," said Sebelius during an appearance at the National Press Club. "Our job is to really focus on talking to American people about what really is in the bill, how the law will work to their benefits, what's available for them and that's where we are going to spend our time and energy."
Attorneys general from 14 states have filed lawsuits against the new law on the basis that a mandate requiring individual's to purchase insurance violates the constitution.
Sebelius noted that she believes there is significant political motivation for the 14 attorney generals.
"I think that the vast majority of lawsuits have been filed by attorney generals in states where they have also some interest in higher office," said Sebelius.
Reader Comments (1)
How can these lawsuits be dismissed without even being heard. This is appauling. The whole process in which this new, so-called health care reform bill was passed was un-constitutional and the bill should be thrown out. In the America that I live in we are supposed to have a government for the people, by the people, and of the people. This is no longer the case under the Obama administration. We now have a government that is taking us in the direction of becoming a socialist republic and I fear for my children and my children's children.