Obamacare takes a Hit from the courts, SC AG Wilson pleased!

SC AG Alan Wilson has had his share of
success, beating Obama operatives in the courts.

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the government cannot subsidize insurance for people in states who use the federal exchange.

That decision could cut off government money for more than an alleged 4.5 million people would have gotten money for insurance under Obnamacare. Although actual numbers signing up for the Obama-based exchanges have not been verified. 

The setback for the Obama Administration, and the exclusively Democrat Congress that passed Obamacare, drew a quick response from SC Attorney General Alan Wilson. Wilson has defeated Obama operatives in court on several occasions in matters ranging from Voter Integrity Laws to the right to work.

ATTORNEY GENERAL ALAN WILSON STATEMENT

ON HABLIG V. BURWELL RULING

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson released the following statement on today’s ruling by the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Halbig v. Burwell, striking down an IRS regulation which allowed the use of federal tax subsidies for the purchase of health insurance on federal exchanges under the Affordable Care Act:

“I am pleased the court ruled that the IRS exceeded its authority by reinterpreting language in the Affordable Care Act. I joined seven of my fellow Attorneys General in filing amici briefs because we recognize the vital importance of ensuring unelected bureaucrats do not regulate what Congress does not legislate. Today’s decision is an important victory for stalwarts of Federalism and all who recognize the federal government must operate within the limits established by the Constitution.”

In February of this year, Attorney General Wilson, along with colleagues from Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma and West Virginia, urged the D.C. Court of Appeals to review the case after a federal judge ruled in favor of the federal government.