Press Releases

Congressman Bill Huizenga released the following statement after the Supreme Court released its landmark decision on ObamaCare:

"Since its inception, Americans have questioned the legality and common-sense of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as ObamaCare. The Administration, including President Obama himself, has argued that the individual mandate was not a tax. However, today's Supreme Court ruling determined that ObamaCare is indeed a tax on the American people and that the federal government has the power to enact such a tax. While the constitutional question has been answered, the common-sense question remains: should Americans be burdened with another onerous tax on individual liberties? With unemployment remaining above 8% for over 40 consecutive months and small businesses continuing to struggle, another tax on middle class families and America's job creators will only make matters worse.

"Today the Supreme Court affirmed that the Administration has once again misrepresented what ObamaCare is. The next step forward for House Republicans and America will be full repeal of the President's health care law. One of my first votes as a member of Congress was to repeal ObamaCare and I remain philosophically opposed to the President's approach. Today's decision is a stunning blow to both individual liberty and limited government and leaves me wondering what can't the federal government force private citizens to buy?"