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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

postheadericon Specter defends healthcare law, blasts Santorum as 'too extreme'

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter defended the healthcare reform law he was instrumental in helping pass, but said Tuesday he was fearful ideologues on the Supreme Court would move to overturn the landmark legislation.

"I think the law is constitutional as a legitimate exercise of Congress's power under the Commerce Clause," Specter said Tuesday on Fox News.

The Supreme Court is hearing the second of three days of argument on the law Tuesday, with the expected focus to be on the constitutionality of the individual mandate requiring all Americans to buy health insurance.

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