Missouri lawmakers are weighing in on Thursday’s ruling by the US Supreme Court upholding another section of President Obama’s health care overhaul.
On Twitter, Senator Claire McCaskill called on Republicans to start working with Democrats to make it better.
“Supreme Court decision on healthcare law=common sense,” the Missouri Democrat said in a tweet. “Time for Rs to stop the bashing and start working w/us to make it better.”
In a news release, Republican Missouri Senator Roy Blunt said he’d keep fighting to protect Missourians from what he called the president’s “flawed health care plan,” and would work to replace it with “a patient-centered system that lowers costs, increases choices and provides greater access to quality care.”
Blunt said the Affordable Care Act has been “one false promise after another,” and said he’s heard from “countless Missouri workers, seniors, and families who are facing higher costs and fewer choices” due to what he called “the president’s health care takeover.”
Northern Missouri Congressman Sam Graves also weighed in.
“I strongly disagree with today’s ruling, but it does not change my resolve to fully repeal Obamacare,” Rep. Graves said in a statement. “The president’s health care law has led to higher costs, fewer jobs, and tremendous uncertainty for families and small businesses.”
“What’s worse, Obamacare takes healthcare decisions out of the hands of patients and doctors and leaves them up to bureaucrats in Washington,” Rep. Graves continued. “Regardless of the outcome of this ruling, I will continue working to replace Obamacare with patient-centered, free market reforms that protect Americans from this harmful law.”