The Senate State Affairs Committee, after a nearly two-hour hearing in which committee members raised serious legal concerns about the bill, nevertheless voted 6-3 this morning in favor of the “Idaho Health Freedom Act,” a measure that bans the enforcement of any federal requirement for individuals or businesses to purchase health insurance and requires the state Attorney General to go to court to fight any such requirements/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.

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Question: Do you support Rep. Jim Clark's "Idaho Health Freedom Act"?

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