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McConnell on Supreme Court Hobby Lobby Ruling

Statement

Date: June 30, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Women Religion Health Insurance Reproduction

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement today regarding the Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby case:

"Today's Supreme Court decision makes clear that the Obama administration cannot trample on the religious freedoms that Americans hold dear. Obamacare is the single worst piece of legislation to pass in the last 50 years, and I was glad to see the Supreme Court agree that this particular Obamacare mandate violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)."

Background: McConnell was among a group of 15 current Members of Congress who voted for RFRA in 1993 and who filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case arguing that the mandate violates RFRA.


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