Congressman Schrader today released the following statement after the Supreme Court decided to uphold the Affordable Care Act:

"Regardless of how you feel about the Affordable Care Act, it includes cost containment provisions that protect consumers and drive down health care costs over the long term for everyone. The repeal of the health care law would have resulted in the immediate skyrocketing of health insurance premiums of which few Oregonians can afford. With this decision, Oregon will now no longer have to go through with these reforms alone in providing affordable health care for all Americans."