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New Vermont Law Sets State On Course For Universal Health Care

Charles Monaco on May 26, 2011 - 5:51pm

This morning, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed into law a groundbreaking health care bill that puts his state on a path towards universal coverage for all residents. The legislation, H.202, sets Vermont on course to become the first state in the nation to implement a single-payer system, and had previously passed both the House and Senate chambers by significant margins.

Legislators Voice Support For Health Law in Court

Devin Boerm on April 14, 2011 - 12:04pm

This past week, 154 legislators from 26 states joined together to send a message to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals now considering a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act: that the framers of the Constitution themselves would have supported the law, and that they will not sit idle while the health security of their constituents is endangered by continuing partisan political attacks against legislation from the right wing. The legislators’ amicus brief supports the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, arguing that the district court ruling was “based on a fundamentally flawed vision of the constitutional role of our federal government and its partnership with the States – a vision that contradicts the original meaning of our Founding charter.”

 

Release: 154 Lawmakers to Appeals Court: Framers Would Have Backed Health Law

PSN on April 11, 2011 - 12:35pm

Over 150 lawmakers representing 26 states have joined together to deliver a powerful message to the federal appellate court currently considering the Tea Party-fueled challenge to the health care law: that the framers of the constitution, including George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, would have supported the law as constitutional.