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U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga applauded the ruling by a Florida federal judge that the requirement in the health care law passed last year that every American must buy government-sanctioned health insurance or face a fine is unconstitutional. In his ruling, the judge struck down the entire law, saying it was not “severable,” or that the entire law was deemed unconstitutional because one part of the law was found to be.

Huizenga said: “This ruling confirms the questions many Americans have about this law are legitimate. It confirms the law overstepped the boundaries of what Congress can and cannot mandate, and that the House was right in voting to repeal it earlier this year. It’s my hope that in light of today’s ruling, the Senate will also follow suit and repeal the law. We must let the Committees in the House continue to diligently work to bring replacement legislation to the Floor, as an open and transparent legislative process dictates, so we can reach commonsense health care reforms that will actually lower costs and help American families, and restore certainty to small businesses so they can focus on creating jobs.”

Michigan is one of 26 states that participated in the Florida lawsuit.

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