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State sovereignty supporters say no to government health insurance.

Date: March 17, 2010
By: Sami Hall
State Capitol Bureau

Intro:  Tea Party members were among those protesting at the Capitol Wednesday saying they don't want the federal government messing with their health care.
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Wrap: Tea Party members were among those fighting against the government's attempt to reform health care at a rally in the State Capitol.

Marcus Bayliss attended the rally.

He says he doesn't like the federal government trying to change Missouri's health care.

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Description: "There should be things done, but I think it should be done at the state level. Senator Talent proposed a bill that would allow a conglomerate to be formed. Those people form a union and get insurance."

Three Republican lawmakers attended the rally.

Reporting from the State Capitol, I'm Sami Hall.

Intro:  Missouri's lawmakers say the state should just say no to federal health reform.
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Wrap: Tea Party members, states' rights groups, and conservative lawmakers rallied against government health care reform at the State Capitol.

As the state faces its worst budget crisis in years, House lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday telling the federal government not to mess with the state's health care system.

Chesterfield Republican Senator Jane Cunningham, who sponsored a similar bill in the Senate,says her bill has a good chance of passing, too.

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Description: "So I'm very optimistic. I don't think it's going to be easy, nothing's easy around this building. But I do believe it's gonna get to a vote of the people because the people want it so badly."

Cunningham and two other Republicans attended the rally.

Reporting from the State Capitol, I'm Sami Hall. 

Intro:  Lawmakers admit their attempt to block federal health care may not be legal.
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Wrap: Lawmakers rallied against the federal government's health care reform at the state Capitol Wednesday.

As the state faces a major budget crisis, lawmakers decided to pass a non-binding bill Tuesday telling the federal government to keep out of state health care.

And Republican Representative Tim Jones now says he's not even sure if the bill is legal.

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Description: "The legal question is: will the Tenth Amendment be used or will there be an issue of a state consitutional amendment vs. a federal statute? Because the issue's never been directly addressed, there isn't a lot of authority short of it having to go through the court system."

Jones says he hopes the courts side with the states.

Reporting from the State Capitol, I'm Sami Hall.