<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><p>Why, from your taxes, of course (Idaho Statesman):<br></p><p><br></p><p>Minority Leader John Rusche, D-Lewiston, said the measure is
premature and will interfere with well-meaning efforts to cut costs and
improve the damaged U.S. health care system.</p><p>Others argued the
possible cost to taxpayers of $100,000 - for Idaho Attorney General
Lawrence Wasden to hire another full-time attorney to pursue litigation
against the federal government - would be an irresponsible expenditure
during a budget crisis.</p><p>"How can we justify spending or maybe
spending an additional $100,000 a year when we're cutting parks, schools
and necessary services to the most needy residents?" said Rep. Elfrede
Higgins, D-Garden City.</p><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Wayne Price <bear@moscow.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Ron Force <rforce2003@yahoo.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> vision2020@moscow.com<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Fri, February 12, 2010 1:35:30 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Hey, Tom's a Republican!<br></font><br>
<meta http-equiv="x-dns-prefetch-control" content="off">An open question on this one:<div><br></div><div>WHERE is the 100k coming from to try and defend this one in court?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 12, 2010, at 12:16 PM, Ron Force wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: 'times new roman','new york',times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div
style="margin: 0px;">(Lewiston Tribune)<br><br> JEERS ... to state Reps. Tom Trail, R-Moscow, Ken Roberts, R-Donnelly, and Paul Shepherd, R-Riggins. They voted the GOP line Tuesday, repudiating President Barack Obama's and the Democratic Congress' attempt to reform health care.<br><br>All 52 House Republicans voted for a measure that obligates Idaho to spend at least $100,000 challenging in court any health care reform package Congress passes.<br><br>All 18 Democrats - including Reps. Shirley Ringo of Moscow, and John Rusche and Liz Chavez of Lewiston - voted no.<br><br>"The Idaho Health Freedom Act is not saying 'no' to health care reform," says Rep. Jim Clark, R-Hayden Lake. "It's the first step toward saying yes."<br><br>Come on. When was the last time Idaho lawmakers did anything to help uninsured adults?<br><br>Idaho now has 222,600 citizens - most of them working poor - who can't get affordable health insurance.<br><br>The Idaho House has
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