Texas A.G. Paxton: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Validity of Obamacare
November 11, 2020
November 11, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 10:
In the United States Supreme Court, Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins today argued that Obamacare unconstitutionally exceeds Congress's enumerated powers and should be declared invalid. While the Supreme Court previously upheld the law in 2012 as a valid exercise of Congress's taxing power, Congress changed the law in 2017 to eliminate its tax provision--so Obamacar . . .
In the United States Supreme Court, Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins today argued that Obamacare unconstitutionally exceeds Congress's enumerated powers and should be declared invalid. While the Supreme Court previously upheld the law in 2012 as a valid exercise of Congress's taxing power, Congress changed the law in 2017 to eliminate its tax provision--so Obamacar . . .