The Obama administration is striking a confident note as it prepares to defend its sweeping health-care program against constitutional challenges.
In a conference call with reporters today, senior White House officials said that the lawsuits filed Tuesday are "nothing new" in challenging congressional authority. They likened the lawsuits to those that tried, unsuccessfully, to strike down the Voting Rights Act and other major legislation.
“Similar constitutional challenges have been raised in the past,” one official said. “We’re confident that the recently passed health-care legislation will face a similar fate.”
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