Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case against the constitutionality of the president’s health care law.

The National Federation of Independent Businesses and 26 state co-plaintiffs, including Colorado, have challenged the law based on the constitutionality of the individual mandate – the provision of the law that requires every individual to purchase health insurance.

“ObamaCare is the single biggest job killer in the country right now. Small businesses simply don’t want to hire because of the uncertainty surrounding the impact of ObamaCare.  New taxes in the law will cost businesses thousands of  dollars over the next decade, making it that much harder to grow and hire new employees.

“I am hopeful that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of individual liberty and against a big government power grab.” Doug Lamborn (CO-05)

 “Only 18 months after its passage, the new health-care law has been brought to the steps of the Supreme Court by America’s small-business owners. For the small-business community, this comes not a day too soon.

“The health-care law has not lived up to its promises of reducing costs, allowing citizens to keep their coverage or improving a cumbersome system that has long been a burden to small-business owners and employees, alike. The small-business community can now have hope; their voices are going to be heard in the nation’s highest court." Dan Danner, president & CEO, National Federation of Independent Businesses

Congressman Lamborn, along with a bipartisan majority in the House, voted to repeal ObamaCare earlier this year.

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