Politics & Government

Florida Attorney General Reacts to Supreme Court Decision

Attorney General Pam Bondi said she was shocked by the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling.

Minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on health care was released, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said she was shocked by the ruling.

Bondi said the court decided the government cannot impose an individual mandate under the commerce clause, but justices ruled it’s a tax and that’s why the law can be upheld.

Florida is one of the states that sued to bring this issue before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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