Ensign: Health Reform Is Unconstitutional

Nowhere in the Constitution is Congress empowered to require Americans to buy health insurance, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) charged today.

“I am seriously concerned that the Democrats’ health reform bill violates the Constitution of the United States of America,” Ensign said in a statement. “Is it really constitutional for this body More…

Frist: Individual Mandate Is a Necessity of Health Reform

With much of the focus of the health reform debate on whether or not to include a public option, the individual insurance mandate also being pushed by President Obama hasn’t gotten much attention. That provision — which would require everyone to have health insurance, much like More…