Top Democrats Host Party to Celebrate Obamacare Rulings

Congressional Democrats celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a core tenet of Obamacare during an intimate party on Wednesday hosted by the party’s two senior-most lawmakers. Just off the House floor, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi cheered on the Affordable Care Act just weeks after the court ruled that a contested section of the controversial law was constitutional. The lawmakers, wearing stickers that proclaimed “ACA works,” touted the law as one of the strongest “pillars of economic and healthcare success” in legislative history. Obamacare has faced a steady stream of court challenges, but the Supreme Court has twice sided with President Barack Obama’s administration to rule that the federal government can impose a levy on individuals who don’t purchase health insurance and that tax subsidies are available to individuals in any state.