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Madison -- State Rep. Scott Krug (R-Wisconsin Rapids) told an aide he did not favor arresting federal officials who tried to implement Obamacare even though he had told a tea party-aligned group he was willing to introduce a bill to do just that.

The Journal Sentinel reported last month that Krug was one of nine GOP lawmakers who would serve next session who told the Campaign for Liberty they supported a bill “nullifying” President Barack Obama’s health care law in Wisconsin and allowing the arrest of federal officials who implemented it.

But days later, Krug emailed his staff to say he did not back that idea. Krug's email was released to the Journal Sentinel under the state's open records law.

A fellow Republican issued a press release praising Gov. Scott Walker for deciding not to create a state-based insurance exchange under the health care law.

In response, Krug sent an e-mail to an aide that said, “I was gonna say maybe we should do a press release along the same lines (as) what they say, and then emphasizing that while I don’t agree with Obama care I certainly don’t advocate arresting federal officials for enforcing that law as a recent news article wrongly interpreted I did.”

It does not appear Krug ever released such a press release. His office did not say whether he had.

The Journal Sentinel story was based on Krug’s response to the Campaign for Liberty’s survey. Krug answered “yes” when asked by the group, “Will you support legislation to nullify ObamaCare and authorize state and local law enforcement to arrest federal officials attempting to implement the unconstitutional health care scheme known as ObamaCare?”

He told the group he not only supported it but would be willing to sponsor it.

Krug did not respond to interview requests for the original story or this item.