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On the recordMarch 19, 2010
I appreciate my colleague bringing that to light. The answer, of course, is absolutely yes. I think at last count there were some 38 States that had expressed either through their attorneys general, Governor, or State legislature the intention to file litigation, and some of those States, such as Arizona, will have either ballot propositions or some have already passed legislation, such as Idaho, that has the effect of law to exempt their citizens from having to participate in this Federal mandate.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona
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Mar 19, 2010

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The speaker discusses state responses to federal mandates and litigation intentions.

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