Local pols hail Supreme Court rejection of Obamacare challenge
age provision, unconstitutional when it
reduced the penalty for forgoing coverage
to $0.
The lawsuit further argued that the
rest of the ACA should be held as invalid
as a result of that change.
But the Supreme Court on Thursday
found that the Texas-led coalition never
established the standing to bring the
case in the first place and rejected all
arguments made.
Attorney General James and a coalition
of attorneys general first defended
the ACA in court in January 2019.
In addition to New York, the coalition
that brought the case before the
Supreme Court included the attorneys
general of California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois,
Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota
(by and through its Department of
Commerce), Nevada, New Jersey, North
Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, and the
District of Columbia, as well as the governor
of Kentucky.
Caribbean American Democratic
Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, the
daughter of Jamaican immigrants,
described the Supreme Court’s ruling
as “a momentous victory for the American
people and a resounding repudiation
of the war on health care.
“Republicans have waged a yearslong
battle to undermine the Affordable
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Care Act and rip coverage from
millions of Americans,” Clarke, who
represents the 9th Congressional District
in Brooklyn, told Caribbean Life.
“Today, it was rejected again by the
Supreme Court, because, let’s be very
clear, health care is a human right.
“This decision should represent the
dying gasp of the war on health care,”
she added. “The ACA is here to stay;
now, let’s get Medicare for all.”
Clarke’s Democratic congressional
colleague, House Democratic Caucus
Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, said Thursday
was “a great day for all Americans,
including the over 100 million with preexisting
conditions.
“After more than 10 years of Republican
attempts to strip so many Americans
of their health care, the Supreme
Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable
Care Act affirms that this lifechanging
legislation is here to stay,”
said Jeffries, whose 8th Congressional
District encompasses parts of Brooklyn
and Queens. “This continued fight displays
a clear contrast in terms of what
we as House Democrats are about and
what Republicans are about.
“Republicans champion policies for
the wealthy, the well-off and corporations.
Democrats fight for working
families, middle-class folks, senior citizens,
the poor, the sick and the afflicted.
Republicans believe health care is a
privilege. Democrats believe health care
is a right for all,” Jeffries added.
But he said while Thursday’s historic
ruling means “many Americans can
rest easy, we know that our work to
lower the cost of health care for everyday
Americans is not over.
“House Democrats are going to continue
our relentless fight to strengthen
the Affordable Care Act, drive down the
high cost of life-saving prescription
drugs and get things done for the people,”
the congressman said.
“I am elated that the Supreme Court
has upheld Obamacare in the latest ruling,”
said Haitian American Assembly
Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn,
chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party.
“This means that millions of Americans
will continue to receive medical care,
which should be a fundamental right,
especially after the crisis we all experienced
these last 15 months during the
COVID-19 outbreak.
“Unfortunately, the Obamacare decision
was followed by a big let-down to
our LGBTQ+ community in the Fulton
v. City of Philadelphia,” added the representative
for the 42nd Assembly District
in Brooklyn and daughter of Haitian
immigrants. “It is unfortunate, during
Pride month no less, to see we have to
keep fighting for basic equal rights.”
Another daughter of Haitian immigrants,
Council Member Farah N. Louis,
said: “Healthcare is a human right.
“On Thursday, the Supreme Court
wisely dismissed a lawsuit seeking to
strike down the Affordable Care Act
(ACA), thereby preserving health insurance
for millions of working- and middle
class Americans, as well as laws
that protect preexisting conditions,”
said Louis, who represents the 45th
Council District in Brooklyn. “Let’s
hope this 7-2 decision is the final chapter
in Republican Party’s decade-long
assault on Obamacare, because the ACA
is here to stay.”
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Brooklyn Congresswoman, Yvette
D. Clarke. Photo by Nelson A. King
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