U.S. CONGRESSMAN BILL JOHNSON Proudly Representing Eastern and Southeastern Ohio

Washington, D.C., Jun 28, 2012 -

Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement today responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to leave President Obama’s health care law intact.

“The Supreme Court’s decision to leave President Obama’s takeover of health care intact is deeply disappointing. This disastrous law is full of broken promises covered in empty political rhetoric that continue to make our economy worse. Over 40% of small businesses are saying that this law is keeping them from hiring and expanding. The cost of this law has surged to almost $2 trillion and doctors are ALREADY limiting the number of patients they are seeing,” said Bill Johnson. 

Johnson added, “Today’s ruling underscores the urgency with which Congress must act to prevent this massive tax increase from hitting hardworking families who are already suffering as a result of many of the President’s policies. This ruling also means that ObamaCare’s $500 billion Medicare cut will be enacted. I remain committed to repealing this government takeover of health care which will now shift personal medical decisions from patients and their doctors to unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.”

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