George Sheldon, Democratic candidate for Florida Attorney General, condemned Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s support of private corporate interests in yesterday’s landmark Supreme Court decision, Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby.
“There she goes again. To win more points with the right-wing ‘our way or the highway’ people, Pam Bondi joined with the usual collection of Tea Party attorneys general in filing an amicus brief against the interests of women,” Sheldon said, in a statement.
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling, Bondi issued a statement which said, she is pleased with the decision and that “family-owned corporations… have the right to run their businesses on religious principles.” The statement also said that, the Affordable Care Act regulations violated the rights of firms like Hobby Lobby.
“Why does Pam Bondi keep trying to deny health care to people? Why does Pam Bondi keep siding with private corporations instead of people? Pam Bondi has again proven that she cares more about helping corporations and far right causes than she does about assisting the millions of women throughout our state,” said Sheldon.
“Floridians deserve an Attorney General who will fight for them, not private corporate interests,” Sheldon said.
