http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060509/LOCAL/205090333/1078/newsRep. Larry Cretul failed to pass a controversial piece of legislation last week, but he says he still opposes the use of taxpayer dollars to fund health-care plans that benefit partners of gay university employees.
"I'm not at all embarrassed or ashamed of the bill, and it will be a continued effort," said Cretul, R-Ocala. "I haven't given up on the issue. If I get re-elected, we will revisit the bill and revisit the issue."
Cretul's bill would have forbidden universities or community colleges from using state money to provide health care to the domestic partners of employees. He began pushing the legislation in December when the University of Florida approved a domestic partner health-care plan, which UF officials say doesn't use public money.
Cretul's bill passed through three House committees during the legislative session, which concluded Friday, but it failed to gain traction in the Senate. Cretul said he was confident the bill would have passed the House had he pursued a floor vote, but he pulled the bill from consideration when it became clear that a companion Senate bill wasn't going anywhere.
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