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Paterson: NY can't afford to fund national health plan

Gov. David Paterson leaves a news conference at

Photo credit: AP Photo | Gov. David Paterson leaves a news conference at the Capitol in upstate Albany. Paterson said he would withhold senators' pay and take them to court if they don't do their jobs. (June 24, 2009)

Gov. David A. Paterson said Monday that New York would oppose a national health insurance plan that requires funding from the states.

"I commend the president the most for taking on a controversial issue and sticking to his guns," Paterson told reporters in Tarrytown. "The only caveat is right now in New York State, if there are any of these matching programs where the state has to put in...

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