State Reps. Roy Takumi, Chris Lee and Jessica Wooley, all Democrats, are among nearly 500 state lawmakers across the country who are pressuring the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold President Obama‘s health care mandate.

The lawmakers filed a brief Jan. 12. Here’s a news article excerpt:

The group includes at least one lawmaker from every state, including the 26 states whose attorneys general are suing to overturn the healthcare law’s individual insurance mandate. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in March and will likely rule on the law this summer.

Hawaii state Rep. Roy Takumi.