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VOL. 39 | NO. 26 | Friday, June 26, 2015

Reaction to the Supreme Court's health care decision

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Reaction to the Supreme Court's decision Thursday upholding tax subsidies in President Barack Obama's health care law:

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"Today, after more than 50 votes in Congress to repeal or weaken this law, after a presidential election based in part on preserving or repealing this law, after multiple challenges to this law before the Supreme Court — the Affordable Care Act is here to stay." — Obama, speaking in the Rose Garden.

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"This decision is not the end of the fight against Obamacare." — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a Republican presidential candidate.

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"I disagree with their decision. I believe Obamacare's bad for the county, bad for Americans." — Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a Republican presidential candidate.

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"Republicans in the House and Senate must redouble their efforts to repeal and replace this destructive and costly law." — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, expected to run for the GOP presidential nomination.

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"Anyone seeking to lead our country should stand up and support this decision." — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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"As a physician, I know Americans need a health care system that reconnects patients, families and doctors, rather than growing our government bureaucracy." — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who is running for president and says the court's decision "turns both the rule of law and common sense on its head."

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"Over 6 million Americans and their families will sleep easier knowing they will still be able to afford health coverage." — Sylvia Burwell, the Health and Human Services secretary, referring to people using the law's subsidies to buy health insurance in the states that were most likely to be affected by the case.

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"The problem with Obamacare is still fundamentally the same — the law is broken. ... We're going to continue our efforts to do everything we can to put the American people back in charge of their own health care and not the federal government." — House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.

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"The Republicans have just been saved from themselves by the Supreme Court of the United States." — House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland.

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"It was never up to the Supreme Court to save us from Obamacare." — Rick Perry, a Republican presidential candidate and former Texas governor.

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"This ruling by the Supreme Court ensures that millions of Americans, particularly the underserved, poor and minority communities, can enjoy without uncertainty access to affordable health care." — Rep. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.

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"The objective remains the same. We've got to repeal a law that the American people don't like, and we've got to replace it." — Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, leader of a large group of House conservatives.

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"Today is a big victory for all those families across the country whose health care hung in the balance." — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.

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