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proud2BlibKansan

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Tue Jun 26, 2012, 10:02 PM Jun 2012

Nixon speaks out against Obama’s health care law [View all]

With the United States Supreme Court's decision on healthcare expected to come on Thursday, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon broke with his party on Monday over a key part of the legislation.

Speaking with reporters in St. Louis, Governor Nixon sounded more like a Republican when asked about the impending decision.

Referring to the Affordable Care Act as the “Washington Healthcare Law” Nixon spoke out against the key ingredient of President Obama’s signature legislation—the so-called individual mandate requiring people to purchase health insurance.

“I think I’ve been pretty clear…that the health insurance mandate is not something that I think is a good thing," Nixon said. "Without going into great detail, having the government um....um....order you to buy something like that is not something that in the past I’ve supported.”

Read more here: http://midwestdemocracy.com/articles/nixon-speaks-out-against-obamas-health-care-law/#storylink=cpy

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Speaking against the mandate is "sounding like a Republican"? Bonobo Jun 2012 #1
Good information. NCarolinawoman Jun 2012 #3
Oh, THAT Nixon. NCarolinawoman Jun 2012 #2
That was my first reaction. libinnyandia Jun 2012 #4
Mine too. I was half expecting it to be an onion article. Angleae Jun 2012 #5
Or maybe an episode of Futurama:o) libinnyandia Jun 2012 #7
I had the same reaction! Odin2005 Jun 2012 #6
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