Monday, January 31, 2011

Isakson Praises Breakthrough Health Care Ruling
Federal Judge Rules Entire Health Care Overhaul Unconstitutional

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today praised a ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson that the health care law is unconstitutional because Congress has no right to require Americans to purchase a product.

"I commend the judge on his ruling that it is unconstitutional to force Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a fine for failing to do so," said Isakson. "This unconstitutional provision is just one of the many problems with this terribly flawed health care law that is bad for Georgia, bad for families, bad for our seniors and bad for the American economy. I will continue to fight it every single day."

Isakson has strongly opposed the health care law that was passed by Congress and signed by the President last year. In November, Isakson joined several of his Republican colleagues in co-signing an amicus brief supporting the court challenge against the health care law. The federal court challenge focused on the constitutional concerns over the individual mandate included in the health care law.

Isakson also is cosponsoring legislation to repeal the entire health care law, and Senate Republicans are pushing to have a vote as soon as possible on that bill. The U.S. House of Representatives has already voted to repeal the law.