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Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court issued its ruling in President Obama’s health care law:

“I’m extremely disappointed by this decision.  This law and the process in which it was drafted represent abject failures for our health care system and our country.  It is no secret that our economy is chained down by this law.  I was hoping that the Supreme Court would take the decisive first step to unshackle the country, but sadly they did not.   Instead, nearly every person in the country will now face a new ‘tax’ if they don’t want to comply with this law.

“In line with the dissenting justices, I still think that this law is an unprecedented overreach of federal power.  This overreach jeopardizes the stature of our health care system, places an extraordinary burden on our businesses and job creators, and leaves treatment in a state of limbo thanks to the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). 

“Two years ago, our health care system was infinitely changed.  The legislative process to bring forth that change was atrocious.  The final bill was disastrous.  And today’s verdict is depressing.  I will continue advocating for commonsense policies until America finally achieves real health care reform.  Now the only path to stop Obamacare is at the ballot box.  The rule of law and our Republic suffered a huge blow today, but our spirit is not crushed and we the people will ultimately overcome it.”

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