From Ken Sagar, President Iowa Federation of Labor –
Today the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. This is a victory for seniors, their children and their grand children.
There are politicians that want to repeal this law and this decision will not change their view. We cannot allow them to take America backwards, but that is what Mitt Romney and the Republican leadership intends to do. They want to take us back to a world with denied care, pre-existing conditions, and a ‘you’re on your own’ health care system.
We encourage the Republicans to respect the court’s decision and stop wasting the public’s time and money with political grand standing. After all, this a nearly identical plan as the one Gov. Romney signed into law.
Though this may feel like a victory, the fight for affordable health care for all is far from over. The election this November will be between a President who has stood for fairness for the working men and women, and Gov. Romney who has said he will repeal this law in his first few days’ office.
This is a fair and just law, and we need to defend, protect and expand this law.
