Shurtleff Details Constitutional Concerns with Health Care Reform Bills
01.06.2010 by Jeff Robinson
(KCPW News) As 2009 drew to a close, Republican Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff was part of a coalition of 13 state attorneys general who sent a letter to congressional leaders, challenging the constitutionality of the Democrats’ healthcare reform bills. But since then, the Democratic Party has accused the AG of playing politics with this effort. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson sat down with Shurtleff at the state Capitol to find out what exactly he’s after in threatening litigation against the federal government over healthcare reform.
Shurtleff has received almost $10,000 in campaign donations from health insurance companies:
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff ~ $9,500
- Selecthealth: $5,000
- Pfizer PAC: $2,500
- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah: $2,000
http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/01/05/contributions-ag/
Why should we believe that this act is anything other than a political act focused on protecting his own money at the expense of the people of Utah.