Romney refuses to apologize for enacting health care mandate

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Source: Raw Story
By Sahil Kapur

WASHINGTON – Republican 2012 presidential hopeful Mitt Romney refused to apologize Thursday for signing a health care reform law as governor of Massachusetts that closely reflects the controversial plan President Barack Obama enacted last year.

In a speech at the University of Michigan's Cardiovascular Center, Romney addressed the issue that could conceivably sink his hopes as he eyes his party's nomination for the presidency. He stood by his Massachusetts plan while promising to repeal the Affordable Care Act if elected president.

"I respect the views of those who think that we took the wrong course," Romney said. "I also recognize that a lot of pundits around the nation are saying that I should just stand up and say, this whole thing was a mistake -- it was just a boneheaded idea and I should just admit it and walk away from it. I presume folks would think that would be good for me politically. But there's only one problem with that: it wouldn't be honest. I in fact did what I thought was right for the people of my state."

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