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From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	4/1/2010 1:33:06 PM
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Oregon jumps to health care plan’s defense Governor, AG take legal action that could protect state’s own efforts The Portland Tribune, Mar 31, 2010 Count Oregon on the side of states defending the new national health care reform plan. Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Attorney General John Kroger said Wednesday that Oregon would take legal action to defend the constitutionality of the plan. Oregon hopes to join the litigation to argue that the new legislation does not violate the U.S. Constitution. “Oregon has been a leader in expanding access to health care while containing costs and the bill passed by Congress and signed by the President is essential for states like Oregon to advance this goal,” Kulongoski said. “The health care reform cases present some of the most important Constitutional issues facing this generation,” Attorney General Kroger said. “Opponents of the bill seek to turn back the Constitutional clock 100 years, returning to a time when the U.S. Supreme Court routinely struck down legislation designed to protect the health, safety and well-being of the American people,” said Kroger. President Obama signed the new national health care reform measure into law Tuesday, nearly a week after about a dozen states attorneys general said they planned to sue to block the plan, claiming Congress overstepped its authority by requiring people to buy health care insurance. Kulongoski said Wednesday that overturning the law would undermine Oregon’s health care reform efforts providing more access to care, lower cost and improved quality under the new Oregon Health Authority. Kroger is the first attorney general to take legal steps in support of the new reform law. Oregon is inviting attorneys general in other states to work on a successful legal strategy.

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