Montgomery, AL – The Legislative Black Caucus says it will fight attempts to undo the new federal health care plan.
Several Republicans are pushing proposed constitutional amendments that would prohibit any person from being compelled to participate in a health care plan. About 250 people staged a rally at the statehouse Tuesday in support of the GOP legislation.
Democratic House Speaker Pro Tem Demetrius Newton says the legislation is unconstitutional because a state constitutional amendment can't override a federal law.
Caucus members are threatening to cut Attorney General Troy King's budget because he has joined several other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the federal plan.
The Legislative Black Caucus makes up about one-fourth of the Legislature.
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