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Some Republicans Still Insist That Obamacare Is ‘Unconstitutional’ | The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act last month, but that isn’t stopping Republicans from claiming that the law is unconstitutional. During debate over a GOP bill to repeal the measure on Tuesday evening, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) insisted, “we have the vigor of the American people here and it’s totally unsuitable to be saddled by this unconstitutional takings of American liberty.” Watch it:

Update

Earlier in the debate, Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) called Obamacare a “violation of our constitutional liberties.”

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