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Inslee: Time to move forward

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee said his GOP opponent was “wrong from the beginning” to join the lawsuit challenging the federal health care reform law.

A couple hours earlier, Inslee’s chief Republican rival, Attorney General Rob McKenna had defended his decision to join the lawsuit and said that with the court’s 5-4 ruling, at least the state and nation has greater certainty on what Congress can and can’t do.

“I always believed this was constitutional,” Inslee said Thursday afternoon at a brief press conference. “I had no qualms in voting for this bill.”

The ruling means the efforts to expand and improve the nation’s health care system can move forward, he said. If he wins the race for governor in November “I will lead the effort to expand coverage,” Inslee said.

Whether or not McKenna’s participation in the suit influences voters, health care remains a major issue for the state for years to come, Inslee said.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Spin Control." Read all stories from this blog