U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement today applauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on two cases challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate:

“Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court is an important victory to protect Americans’ fundamental right of religious freedom. Americans should not be forced to choose between giving up their business for their faith or giving up their faith for their business. I applaud the Court’s decision today, which simply affirms the fundamental religious freedom that Americans have enjoyed for more than 220 years.”

Blunt previously authored the “Respect for Rights of Conscience Act,” and he led an effort to fight for Americans’ First Amendment rights by filing an amicus brief regarding Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius.

U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06) agreed that Obamacare violates employers’ right to religious freedom:

“Today’s ruling tells us what we already know: our big and ever-growing government is out of control, and Obamacare is far too overreaching and flawed to stand as law of the land.  I’m pleased that the Court ruled in defense of our First Amendment rights under the Constitution.”