June 28, 2012

For Immediate Release

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303

Governor Walker’s Reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on ObamaCare

Madison—Today Governor Scott Walker released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on ObamaCare:

I continue to oppose ObamaCare. 

One of my first acts as Governor was to authorize Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to add Wisconsin to the federal lawsuit opposing ObamaCare.

Wisconsin will not take any action to implement ObamaCare.  I am hopeful that political changes in Washington D.C. later this year ultimately end the implementation of this law at the federal level. 

If there is no political remedy from Washington and the law moves forward, it would require the majority of people in Wisconsin to pay more money for less healthcare.  Additionally, it would increase the size and cost of government, decrease the quality of healthcare and, in our state, reduce access for those truly in need of assistance. 

The federal government should not tell individuals and families what to do with healthcare.  The alternative is more transparency and a more active role by consumers, so we can truly control costs. 

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