Last Tuesday morning, President Obama signed into law the largest unfunded mandate and entitlement program in our nation’s history. By Tuesday afternoon, our Attorney General joined with thirteen other states in filling a lawsuit contesting the constitutionality of the Obama health care bill. Attorney General McCollum has rightfully revealed an even more egregious aspect of this bad legislation: it violates the individual rights of Americans.

The lawsuit contends two main issues: 1) it is unconstitutional to penalize citizens that choose not to purchase health insurance; and 2) the entitlement program illegally burdens the Florida taxpayers with huge increases in Medicaid costs.

The experts at Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration have determined that Obama’s Medicaid expansion would cost taxpayers over $1.1 billion. This unfunded mandate is a budget wrecker for Florida and one we should not be forced to endure. Floridian’s hard work should support their families, not bigger government.

However, the cost to Florida’s seniors may even be greater. One study sited recently by the New England Journal of Medicine indicates almost half of all general practice doctors would feel compelled to leave medicine altogether if Obama’s proposed plan passed.

Bigger government, larger entitlement programs and additional financial obligations to the people of Florida are not the solution and will not lead us to economic recovery.

The people of Florida and our great nation do not have one more dime to send to Washington. I will do everything within our rights to make sure Florida stays on a road to economic recovery–I thank you for your support!