The newest member of Congress said health care reform was on its “last legs” before his election and is calling for Washington, D.C., to start from scratch on health reform, a stance echoed by one of the highest-ranking Republicans.

Joining the chorus in other states, officials in both Idaho and Florida are staunchly protesting federal health insurance mandates for individuals and businesses.

House Republican Leader John Boehner says he strongly supports the “growing rebellion” in state legislatures across the nation to rebuke proposed health mandates on individual and employer coverage.

One day before a comprehensive health reform bill hits the House floor for debate, one of the insurance industry’s biggest trade groups is voicing its opposition.

A plan House Republicans offered as an alternative reform measure would cost hundreds of millions less than one offered by Democrats, but also leave nearly 52 million Americans uninsured, government analysts say.

Calling for a more “common sense” solution to reforming America’s health care system, House Republicans are planning to unveil an alternative bill to counter the numerous problems they see in the health care proposal created by Democrats.