Bill Nelson Backs Supreme Court's Obamacare Decision

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., expressed his support for the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday in the King v. Burwell case.  The court ruled on favor or tax subsidies set up by President Barack Obama’s federal health-care law and the Florida delegation split along party lines over the decision. 

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy sided with the court liberals on the 6-3 decision. The challenge to Obama’s law, specifically focused on whether health insurance tax credits can be run at both the federal and state levels. The plaintiffs insisted only state exchanges can promote the tax credits.

“I think the nation’s high court made the correct ruling,” Nelson said on Thursday. “Clearly Congress intended for this law to help the uninsured gain access to affordable medical care and coverage. Hopefully, some of the extremists will now stop trying to dismantle the law and instead join us in trying to improve it where needed.”