Cotton Releases Statement On Hobby Lobby Ruling

Statement

Cotton: "This ruling is a win for religious liberty. Senator Mark Pryor should be ashamed that he voted for Obamacare."

U.S. Senate candidate Tom Cotton released the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

"This ruling is a win for religious liberty. Obamacare unconstitutionally forces some people of faith to violate the precepts of their faith. President Obama has fought the ability of overtly religious institutions like church charities and broadcasters to exercise their deeply held religious convictions. President Obama may believe that a person's faith should be hidden under a bushel, but I believe it is inseparable from his or her identity. We cannot have equality in America if we are not all equally allowed to exercise and act on our religious convictions."

"Senator Mark Pryor should be ashamed that he voted for Obamacare, which undermines and restricts religious liberty. Senator Pryor wasn't working for Arkansas when he voted for this unconstitutional law; he was working for President Obama."

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that government cannot require closely held corporations with religious owners to provide contraception coverage.

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