Wrapping up after two days of testimony, Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, told the House State Affairs Committee that the federal government has "decided to go full steam ahead despite the court rulings" on health care reform. He said the bill stands up to "what appears to be an oligarchical Washington, D.C. government that needs to be blunted at this time."

Co-sponsor Sen. Monty Pearce, R-New Plymouth, decried the idea of a non-binding memorial instead of the nullification bill, HB 117. "What a weak statement - it holds no teeth," he said. He said law professors and historians can disagree. "We're not some radical nuts out in some left-wing field that are off-base," Pearce said.