President Obama has prepared three separate speeches on the Supreme Court’s ruling on health care reform, one for each of three possible outcomes, reports the Wall Street Journal.
One of the speeches addresses a complete overturn of the law, while another is crafted as if the court strikes down the law’s individual mandate but upholds other provisions. The third speech, for if the court upholds the entire law, is more celebratory, according to this person.
No matter the ruling, the White House is expected to continue highlighting provisions of the legislation that are more popular than the overall law, such as the requirements that insurance companies cover people with pre-existing conditions or allow parents to keep their children on their plans until they are 26 years old.
It’s unclear when the president will speak about the ruling; it is not on his daily schedule Thursday.
