Government Reform

Burgess Statement on Supreme Court Announcement to Decide Constitutionality of Health Care Law

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health and Chairman of the Congressional Health Care Caucus, released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s announcement to review the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: “Today, the Supreme Court announced their plans to take up a judicial review of the president’s health care law, the Patient and Protection Affordable Care Act, that was signed into law last March. The justices will consider if the federal government has exceeded its authority by requiring that every American obtain health insurance by 2014.