[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            KING V. BURWELL

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, across the street the Supreme Court 
will hear arguments today in an important case. King v. Burwell is the 
latest reminder of a law that is as unwieldy as it is unworkable--
ObamaCare.
  ObamaCare has been one rolling disaster after another for middle-
class Americans. First, it attacked seniors by raiding Medicare to 
finance more government spending. Then it canceled health plans for 
many who had been told they would be able to keep the plans they liked. 
And who could forget the Web site debacle? The hits have kept on coming 
ever since--fewer choices, higher costs, increased tax burdens borne by 
the middle class, and even more headaches at tax time. In fact, we now 
know that the Obama administration sent inaccurate ObamaCare tax 
information to nearly 1 million people. America's middle class deserves 
a lot better than the hurt of ObamaCare.
  We have heard a lot of predictions about what might happen if the 
Court finds for the plaintiffs in this case, but we have also seen 
Republican ideas about how to help Americans who may be harmed again by 
ObamaCare's broken promises. For instance, Republicans think it is 
better to give Americans and States the freedom to choose what is right 
for them rather than trying to impose costly mandates from Washington 
such as ObamaCare.
  Regardless of how the Supreme Court rules, I look forward to 
continuing to work with my Republican colleagues because while 
ObamaCare is a law that is all about higher costs and broken promises, 
Republicans think health care should be about helping middle-class 
Americans instead.

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