Missouri Senate urges lawsuit against federal health care
From Missouri Digital News: https://mdn.org
MDN Menu

MDN Home

Journalist's Creed

Print

MDN Help

 MDN.ORG: Missouri Digital News
MDN Menu

MDN Home

Journalist's Creed

Print

MDN Help

 MDN.ORG Mo. Digital News Missouri Digital News MDN.ORG: Mo. Digital News MDN.ORG: Missouri Digital News
Lobbyist Money Help  

Missouri Senate urges lawsuit against federal health care

Date: January 19, 2011
By: Sherman Fabes
State Capitol Bureau

Intro: 
Missouri's attorney general is getting pressure from the Senate to join the lawsuit against the federal government's health care law. Sherman Fabes has more from Jefferson City.
RunTime:  0:50
OutCue:  SOC

Wrap: The Senate passed a resolution calling for Attorney General Chris Koster to team up with other state's attorneys general against the federal government.

It's a non-binding resolution, meaning Koster doesn't have act.

Republican St. Louis County Senator, Jane Cunningham, says Koster should join the fight.

Actuality:  CUNNING1.WAV
Run Time:  00:14
Description: "If our attorney general gets in as a plaintiff, it gives him a seat at the table. He can change things. He has the ability to really have his input in there, which is our input, our citizens' input."

Democrat Jolie Justus, was the only State Senator to speak out in opposition saying no matter if Koster joins, Missouri will be bound by the ruling and a waste of taxpayer money.

This all happens on the same day the U.S. House of Representatives votes to repeal the health care bill.

From Jefferson City, I'm Sherman Fabes

Intro: 
As the U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the federal health care bill, the Missouri Senate pushed for the attorney general to join the lawsuit against the federal government. Sherman Fabes has more from Jefferson City.
RunTime:  0:30
OutCue:  SOC

Wrap: The U.S. House of Representatives planned to vote to repeal the federal health care bill.

And on the same day, the Missouri Senate pushed for Koster to fight against the law.

Many Senators stood in support of the lawsuit, but Senator Jolie Justus was the only to speak in opposition.

Actuality:  JUSTUS2.WAV
Run Time:  00:05

Description: "Instead of these non binding resolutions that we spend most of our early time on, we should start talking about jobs again."

 
She said Missouri doesn't need to join, because there are already 25 other attorneys general filing a lawsuit.

From Jefferson City, I'm Sherman Fabes