U.S. Representative John Boehner
Supreme Court's HHS Mandate Ruling

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced its ruling on the HHS Mandate, part of the president’s health care law:

“Today’s decision is a victory for religious freedom and another defeat for an administration that has repeatedly crossed constitutional lines in pursuit of its Big Government objectives. The mandate overturned today would have required for-profit companies to choose between violating their constitutionally-protected faith or paying crippling fines, which would have forced them to lay off employees or close their doors.

“The plaintiffs in the HHS Mandate cases before the Court based their claims on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which passed Congress nearly unanimously in 1993. RFRA is a critical check on federal power and enjoys support across the ideological spectrum.

“I continue to hear from families, small businesses, and seniors in our local area about how the president’s health care law remains an unworkable mess and a drag on our economy. We must repeal it and enact better solutions that start with lowering Americans' health care costs.”