Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement today following the ruling in favor of House Republicans lawsuit against the Obama administration over ObamaCare:
“This ruling today is a step in the right direction for the American people. It reinforces the reality that the Obama Administration has overstepped constitutional authority. This should come as no surprise to most since it has been their hazardous pattern for the last seven years.”
"It is encouraging to see that a federal judge has sided with the U.S. Constitution and the House Republicans on this vital issue. Under Obamacare, this administration does not have the power to provide what could amount to a bribe to insurance companies that the Obama administration calls ‘cost sharing reduction payments,' to try to keep the insurance companies on board. Any payments must be completely authorized and appropriated by Congress.”
“Since its inception, President Obama’s Affordable Care Act has been a train wreck. From the broken promises and skyrocketing premiums to the malfunctioning website and the array of privacy issues that have surfaced, the majority of the American people want to wake from this ObamaCare nightmare. Hopefully, this ruling will open some eyes across the nation – to the true destruction of this government run healthcare.”
Congressman Gohmert is the Chairman of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Vice Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. Prior to being elected to serve in Congress, he was elected to three terms as State District Judge in Smith County, Texas and was appointed by then Texas Governor Rick Perry to complete a term as Chief Justice of the 12th Court of Appeals of Texas.
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