Pawlenty to Fight Health Care Law in Minnesota
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http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/08/31/pawlenty-fight-health-care-law-minnesota-0#ixzz10JgCPqY9Washington (FOX) -- Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty said Tuesday that he will try to prevent his state from participating in the federal health care overhaul during the final four months of his term.
Pawlenty is widely considered to be preparing a run for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination and is drawing a line in the sand that may force other governors with presidential ambitions to make a tough decision.
By signing an executive order Tuesday, Governor Pawlenty has forbidden Minnesota state agencies for applying for new grant programs made available under the new health care law.
"Obamacare is an intrusion by the federal government into personal health care matters and it's an explosion of federal spending that does nothing to make health care more affordable," Governor Pawlenty said. "To the fullest extent possible, we need to keep Obamacare out of Minnesota. This executive order will stop Minnesota's participation in projects that are laying the groundwork for a federally-controlled healthcare system."
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God damn all of these fuckers who put profits and power over the health and security of people.
This is a man who took gas tax money out of the budget because for political games and a bridge fell into a river killing people.