Conn. AG Richard Blumenthal doesn’t want to sue the federal government to block the healthcare overhaul because he is in “Washington back pocket,” Schiff, a Republican running for U.S. Senate, says on his website. “But Blumenthal has a sworn duty to uphold the Constitution and protect the citizens he serves, even when it means putting his personal feelings aside.”
Blumenthal, who is seeking the Democratic Senate nomination, has said he would have voted in favor of the healthcare bill.
In a press release announcing the petition, the Schiff campaign said it aims to “encourage Connecticuters to demand Attorney General Richard Blumenthal file a lawsuit against the federal government over recently passed health care legislation.”
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