White House hopefuls quickly began responding to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to uphold Obamacare subsidies on Thursday.
The Supreme Court held that the law authorized federal tax credits for eligible Americans living not only in states with their own exchanges but in the 34 states with federal exchanges, a major win for the Obama administration.
Here’s a look at how some of the candidates have weighed in:
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida:
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said the next President must tackle the health care law:
“The Obama administration has ignored the text of the Affordable Care Act time and again, and today’s ruling allows them to continue to disregard the letter of the law. While I disagree with the ruling, it was never up to the Supreme Court to save us from Obamacare. We need leadership in the White House that recognizes the folly of having to pass a bill to know what’s in it. We need leadership that understands a heavy-handed, one-size-fits-all policy does nothing to help health outcomes for Americans.”
Meanwhile, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee slammed the court, saying it “can’t legislate from the bench.”
But former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, hailed the decision: