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Greg Abbott: “We believe that the Constitution requires Congress to have a…”

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Greg Abbot Discusses Letter to Texas Senators About Healthcare System on The Sean Hannity Show

Published | Video Starts at 05:35

In an unprecedented fashion, Congress recognizing the difficulty they are having with regard to the constitutionality of this bill put into the legislation their belief that this complies with the Commerce clause. We believe. Yeah, go ahead. We believe that the Constitution requires Congress to have a ground to pass this. It doesn't satisfy the Commerce clause and as a result it should be stricken down as unconstitutional. Well, I think you lay out a great case here. I don't know if there's a place where people can go on the web to read this, but this is a great letter. (05:35–05:47)

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Asserts belief that the health care bill does not satisfy the Commerce Clause and should be unconstitutional.

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