Plummer Releases Statement on Supreme Court's Obamacare Decision

Statement

Jason Plummer, Republican nominee for Illinois' 12th Congressional District seat, released the following statement after reading the U.S. Supreme Court's Thursday, June 28, decision on Obamacare.

"The Supreme Court's decision today does not change the fact that Obamacare is an unworkable and unaffordable piece of legislation that is not right for the American people," Plummer said. "The Court's ruling that the individual mandate is unconstitutional and a tax goes against everything the President and his allies said as they were trying to pass the law, and puts an increased burden on working families.

"This bill must be repealed before it causes any more damage to the economy. Not only does it cut $500 billion from the Medicare program, but it also raises taxes on the middle class in the midst of a recession," Plummer added. "Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office have even shown that the legislation could reduce employment by 800,000 workers.

"The American people need true healthcare reform, not government-run healthcare. Doctors and families need to be in charge of making healthcare decisions, not unelected bureaucrats. We need to continue the fight to repeal this law and then work together to pass true healthcare reform in a transparent manner than helps improve individuals' coverage and gets costs under control for all Americans."

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