Rick Scott Offers Olive Branch to McCollum on ObamaCare

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Scott offered high praise on Tuesday morning for the man he defeated in the Republican primary--Attorney General Bill McCollum. Scott praised McCollum for filing a legal challenge against new federal health-care laws backed by President Barack Obama.

Today marks the beginning of what many of us hope is a rollback of the single largest government power grab in history the federal lawsuit against President Obamas government health care plan, said Scott. Floridians are truly fortunate that Attorney General Bill McCollum had the foresight and took the initiative to bring this lawsuit to protect the rights of all Floridians against President Obamas big government power grab.

Scott held out an olive branch to McCollum after a bitter primary. While McCollum has pledged to remain politically active and promised in an email sent out to supporters late Monday that he would help Republicans in November, the attorney general has not endorsed Scott.

While Attorney General McCollum and I may have had our differences on the campaign trail, when it comes to this lawsuit and rolling back ObamaCare we speak with one voice we must protect Floridians freedom to make their own health care choices, said Scott. This lawsuit is destined to become one of the most consequential in American history and all Floridians owe Attorney General McCollum a debt of gratitude for his continued work and leadership to protect our rights and the Constitution.