LaTourette statement on Supreme Court ruling on health care law
Thursday, June 28, 2012
U.S. Rep. Steven C. LaTourette (OH-14)
today released the following statement on the Supreme Court's
ruling on the President's health care overhaul:
"The decision today should put to rest
the notion that Chief Justice Roberts is a partisan rubber stamp.
Today's decision, while disappointing, is an example of what the
Founding Fathers envisioned as three independent branches of
government. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled the bill is not
unconstitutional, it is for the nation's elected leadership to
determine if it is good policy," LaTourette said.
"I've always believed there were some
good things within the law, like covering pre-existing conditions
and keeping your children on your insurance up to age of 26. Now
that the highest court in the land has spoken, I still worry the
law takes away from the patient doctor relationship and puts more
decisions in the hands of bureaucrats. I remain concerned that the
law lacks common sense and does nothing to reduce cost for those
who currently have coverage and there are a whole slew of new taxes
that are certainly not good for hardworking taxpayers."
To read the court's ruling, click here.