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Burgess Statement Regarding Michigan Judge Ruling On Individual Mandate
Posted by on October 7, 2010 | comments
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Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas) released the following statement after a U.S. District Court Judge in Michigan ruled today that health care's individual mandate, requiring Americans to purchase health care insurance, is not unconstitutional:

“If the Commerce Clause can be used to implement an individual mandate and be considered Constitutional, then there is no limit to what the federal government can force Americans to do or purchase. If allowed, this would be the most far-reaching infringement on our right as Americans to liberty in the history of our country, and gives a green light to any and all future Washington-knows-best policies the Democrats may try to ram down our throats. This is obviously not the last word on this subject. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is leading the fight against this unconstitutional provision, along with a bipartisan group of 19 other state Attorneys General and the State of Virginia. I’m confident they will prevail in defeating the unconstitutional individual mandate and voiding the entire statute.”

Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D., is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, and a member of the Health and Energy & Environment subcommittees. He is the founder and Chairman of the Congressional Health Care Caucus, and is also a member of the bipartisan, bicameral Joint Economic Committee. Prior to becoming a member of Congress in 2002, Congressman Burgess practiced medicine in North Texas for over 25 years.
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