Cruz: Halbig Decision ‘Repudiation Of Obamacare’ And Its ‘Lawlessness’

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz address delegates at the Texas GOP Convention in Fort Worth, Texas Friday, June 6, 2014. Cruz has fired up the Texas Republican Convention, promising to lead a conservative revolution unseen sinc... U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz address delegates at the Texas GOP Convention in Fort Worth, Texas Friday, June 6, 2014. Cruz has fired up the Texas Republican Convention, promising to lead a conservative revolution unseen since the days of Ronald Reagan. The tea party favorite is a possible 2016 presidential candidate, and seemed like one during his speech Friday before thousands of adoring delegates who gave him numerous standing ovations. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry) MORE LESS

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), a fierce opponent of the Affordable Care Act, on Tuesday praised the federal appeals court decision that bans the federal government from providing subsidies to the 36 states that use the federal health care exchange.

“The D.C. Circuit’s decision today in Halbig v. Burwell is a repudiation of Obamacare and all the lawlessness that has come with it,” Cruz said in a statement.

“This decision restores power to Congress and to the people and if properly enforced, should shield citizens from Obamacare’s insidious penalties, mandates, and subsidies. This is a significant victory for the American people and the rule of law, but we must not rest,” he continued. “Every last word of Obamacare must be repealed to restore jobs, growth, and opportunity in our country.”

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  1. Avatar for jw1 jw1 says:

    He must practice for hours on end to be this big of an assh^le.

    jw1

  2. I hope someone challenge the subsidies of the rich and famous in cotton, rice, tobacco and oil. Cruz is a poster boy for insanity.

  3. Damn those insidious subsidies that help the poor get insurance! Damn them all to hell!

  4. Says the man who’s dad came into the US illegally.

  5. Avatar for meri meri says:

    Josh Marshall’s Cruz man-crush continues.

    100 Senators, but this site seems to remember about 5 of them most of the time.

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