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Congressman Larry Bucshon (IN-08) released the following comment regarding the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to hear oral arguments about Obamacare.

Congressman Bucshon (IN-08) states:

            “As a physician, I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to hear multiple challenges to the constitutionality of Obamacare, including Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services of which Indiana is a co-plaintiff.  The Democrats went too far with the requirement that Americans must purchase government approved health insurance and hearing this case is a step towards restoring states’ rights and individual freedoms.  I look forward to hearing the oral arguments in March and support the states’ decision to contest this overreaching by the federal government.  In addition, I call on Justice Elena Kagan to recuse herself due to her position as Solicitor General during the crafting of a legal defense to Obamacare.

Since taking office in January I have voted twice to fully repeal Obamacare so we can replace it with real reforms that focus on patient access to quality care while lowering overall cost.  Unfortunately, our actions in the House have been blocked by the President and his allies in the Senate.  I am a doctor who understands that a patient centered, private sector approach, is better for citizens rather than the government takeover that President Obama and his allies engineered with Obamacare.”

Background:

Congressman Bucshon has signed two amicus briefs that were previously filed with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.  Congressman Bucshon has also signed onto a third brief in support of the states’ position on Question of Constitutionality of the Individual Mandate and the Question of Severability for the certification process for the Supreme Court.

Already this year, Congressman Bucshon has voted twice to fully repeal the Affordable Care Act with H.R. 2 on January 19th and within the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposal.

In addition, Congressman Bucshon voted for the following amendments to H.R. 1 on February 19th of this year:

Rehberg #575 – no funds can be used for can be used for any employee, officer, contractor or grantee of any department or agency funded in Labor & HHS title to implement the health care provisions of Obamacare.

King #267 – no funds can be used to implement Obamacare.

King #268 - no funds may be used to pay officials who implement Obamacare.

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