Law360, New York (July 10, 2012, 8:08 PM ET) -- Congress could interpret the U.S. Supreme Court's health care ruling as giving the legislative branch broad new powers to wield taxes as a cudgel to influence what kind of cars Americans drive and whether they own guns, conservative lawyers told a House panel Tuesday.
The House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxes, held a hearing Tuesday on the implications of the Supreme Court's opinion that the individual mandate is constitutional under Congress's taxing powers.
Three of the hearing's witnesses were conservative attorneys, who...
Conservatives Warn Of New Tax Power After Health Ruling
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