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Otter To Veto Anti-Health Care Bill

Two legislators in the Idaho House have confirmed that Gov. Butch Otter will pull out his veto stamp and use it on a bill that would prevent Idaho from enacting optional provisions of the 2010 federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare. This will be the first measure axed by Otter in 2011. The death of the measure will be short-lived, however. Republican House Reps. Vito Barbieri of Dalton Gardens and Judy Boyle of Midvale confirmed toIdahoReporter.com Tuesday that the governor will replace the anti-health reform bill with an executive order that contains what could be considered stronger language/Dustin Hurst, Idaho Reporter. More here.

Question: Do you support Gov. Butch Otter's veto of the anti-health-care reform bill, for the reasons given?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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