WASHINGTON - Federal lawmakers are responding to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision today to uphold the Affordable Care Act's federal insurance subsidies:
Congressman Randy Hultgren (IL-14):
"While the Court’s decision locked in federal insurance subsidies for approximately 15,000 individuals in the 14th District, it does nothing to stop crippling premium increases or prevent a health insurer monopoly that is severely restricting choice for hundreds of thousands of Illinoisians,” said Rep. Hultgren. “The Affordable Care Act has caused health care to be grossly unaffordable to millions of Americans. My constituents could face a more than 30 percent premium hike next year, and many simply can’t afford even higher health costs. Over and over again, this law has robbed most Americans of affordable health care coverage and restricted their choices for providers and care. I will not stop fighting to make health insurance better and more affordable for them."
Congressman Robert Dold (IL-10):
"Among the most important issues that I believe Congress must urgently address is the rising cost of healthcare. While I've never questioned the good intentions of those who brought us the Affordable Care Act, the partisan process by which it was rushed through Congress produced a law that continues to drive up premiums and deductibles for millions of families while cutting crucial Medicare programs for our seniors. The Supreme Court’s ruling today in no way ends Washington's responsibility to implement the serious, bipartisan reforms to the law that are needed to drive down costs, restore access to care and make healthcare work for everyone."
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