KING 5 - Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna says Washington will be one of at least ten states that will file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health care reform bill.
"The individual insurance mandate is unprecedented in American history in requiring the American people to go out and buy a product in the private market," said McKenna.
The House voted 219-212 late Sunday to approve the overhaul, which would extend coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans and make a host of other changes.
No Republicans voted for the bill and 34 Democrats voted no. McKenna is a Republican.
Obama could sign the bill as early as Tuesday.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said he planned to file the complaint "the moment Obama signs the bill."
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