INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters and opponents of the federal health care law brought their national battle to Indianapolis on Monday.

Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint was scheduled to rally conservatives against it Monday night, while the liberal Americans for United Change organized a Statehouse news conference to seek support for the law earlier in the day.

The debate began when President Barack Obama's health care law was first crafted in 2009 and has continued through its implementation. As the key Oct. 1 deadline for opening state-based health insurance exchanges approaches, the rhetoric has escalated.

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