Hoyer Statement on Supreme Court Decision in King v. Burwell

WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court announced its 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell:

“Today, the Supreme Court affirmed what those who wrote the Affordable Care Act already knew – that subsidies to help Americans afford health insurance premiums are to be made available to all Americans, whether they get their health care through the federal marketplace or through state-based marketplaces.

“The Affordable Care Act is working, helping millions access quality, affordable coverage and slowing the growth in health care spending to its lowest rate in half a century.  Key provisions of the law have now been upheld in two major cases before the Supreme Court, which ought to give serious pause to those opponents considering further litigation to repeal or undermine it. 

"As Speaker Boehner has said, the Affordable Care Act is the ‘law of the land.’  Republicans in Congress should think twice before holding further votes, beyond the sixty they already have held, to undo the critical patient protections and cost savings the Affordable Care Act provides.”