The Republican have long painted Richard Blumenthal as lawsuit-happy, but this time, they want the Democratic attorney general to take legal action to stop implementation of the health care overhaul.
“Where is Dick Blumenthal when we need him?” state GOP Chairman Chris Healy said in a press release. “Our attorney general should put partisan politics aside and protect our rights as patients and tax payers. This legislation is the broadest grab of federal power over the states ever and our elected leaders should resist it with all legal weapons available.”
According to CNN, 14 AGs filed suit today to block the health care bill. Florida AG Bill McCollum’s lawsuit was joined by his counterparts in Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota Texas, Utah and Washington, CNN reports. Virginia’s AG, Ken Cuccinelli, filed a separate case in his state Tuesday afternoon.
“Dick Blumenthal always says he wants to protect and fight for consumers,” Healy said. “Now is the time to fight for Connecticut’s rights as consumers and taxpayers. This health care bill is an assault on freedom and it interferes with the state’s ability to provide services in an equitable manner.”