Blumenthal Statement on the Supreme Court Decision Upholding the ACA

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today after the United States Supreme Court dismissed a constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA):

“This decisive decision will allow millions of Americans to sleep a little easier tonight. After all the absurd legal contortions in this challenge, today’s decision should be no surprise but it is a profound relief.”

“For years, the ACA’s opponents have seemingly stopped at nothing in their quest to decimate this law using increasingly desperate strategies. After this resounding legal defeat, Republicans should finally abandon their cruel and reckless attempt to undermine health care protections.”

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