Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Another state AG joins HCR lawsuit; CA AG doesn't

Read here: KY AG refuses to join lawsuit

And looks like CA AG Jerry Brown is not joining the choir:

LA Times:

Brown says that of the attorneys general filing suit, "all but one are Republican" and that "healthcare is not the place, with people's lives at stake, to engage in poisonous partisanship."

The statement goes on: "At this critical time in our nation's history, we need to come together to forge a common purpose."

Several GOP lawmakers are demanding that Brown join the suit against the federal government, a position supported by Brown's GOP rivals in the governor's race. But the state's top Republican, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, is not joining that chorus. Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said the governor is not at this time seeking to involve California in the litigation. "Right now our focus is on working with the administration and the congressional delegation to ensure the state is not saddled with an unfunded mandate," McLear said.

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