WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement regarding the vote in the U.S. Senate to repeal President Obama’s health care spending law:

“For almost a year, Americans have witnessed how the President’s new health care spending law weakens their care, raises costs and destroys jobs.  A majority of Americans have demanded that Congress repeal and replace Obamacare. This week, the courts dealt another blow to the law when a federal judge sided with 26 states in ruling Obamacare unconstitutional. 

“Today, Senate Republicans responded to the will of the American people.  Our unanimous vote delivers on our promise to vote to repeal this bad law.

“Although this vote failed, our commitment to repeal and replace is stronger than ever.  We will do whatever it takes to transfer Washington’s unprecedented power over health care back to American families. 

“Yesterday, Senator Graham and I introduced the State Health Care Choice Act to deliver more flexibility and freedom to states.   I will continue to fight for this bill to become law so that states across our country will be free of Washington’s job crushing mandates.”

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