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As most of you know the Affordable Care Act was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 28th, ensuring that millions of Americans will have healthcare coverage and protecting us from the worst offenses of private insurers.  That same day our bothers and sisters at SEIU International released this statement:

Republican Leaders Must Respect Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Affordable Care Act

Americans Want Our Country to Move Forward

Washington, DC – SEIU President Mary Kay Henry issued this statement in response to House Republican plans to hold a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act during the week of July 9. Earlier today, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act as fully constitutional, including expansion of care to 32 million Americans, a range of consumer protections from insurance company abuses, the creation of competitive marketplaces in states for individuals to purchase lower cost insurance and quality of care improvements.

“The United States Supreme Court has spoken: the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. For more than two years, extremists in Congress have teamed with insurance companies and corporations to spend millions to undermine the law and play politics with the health of Americans.

“If Speaker Boehner, Congressman Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney respect the Supreme Court and the Constitution of the United States and care about the health and financial security of millions of Americans, this must stop. Now is the time to put Americans and the future of our country first and focus on creating the kind of good jobs our country needs.”