if you are 26-years old and younger and you are on your parents policy, pull the plug on that as well. they make their own decisions. it clearly points out that the law passed by the congress and signed by the president was up held by the supreme court. they are still fighting a fight. they'll be the handmaidens of the special interests in our country. they fight for the health insurance industry over and over again at the costs to the taxpayer. this is just more of the same. no surprise about it. it will be interesting to hear the argument. if it does anything like what mitt romney said this morning, you cannot have it both ways. he will not be able to discriminate against someone with a pre-existing condition. the supreme court -- i do not know. maybe he will pay for the pre- existing costing out of his own pocket. you cannot have it both ways. this offers us get opportunity for clarity on what the bill is actually about instead of being at the mercy of $200 million negative campaigns and misrepresentation. some would call the other things. they put it out there to create extreme confusion. it is hard to talk about what the bill does. now we have a decision. they are talking about overturning it. we can say with clarity, this is what the bill does. this is what they want to take away from you. this is how they will increase your costs. we will let the public decide. thank you very much. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> the u.s. supreme court has upheld all of president obama's health care law. it was a 5-4 ruling. the kept intact the individual mandate. states can impose taxes. we have heard reaction from president obama and gop presidential candidate, mitt romney. house leaders nancy pelosi and john boehner. harry reid and mitch mcconnell. and from members outside of the supreme court. this was the scene outside the supreme court on thursday, just across the street from the u.s. capitol. president obama said the court's decision was a victory for all people. mitt romney said that those who want to replace the health care law will have to replace president obama. their comments are about 10 minutes. >> and good afternoon. earlier today, the supreme court upheld the constitutionality of the affordable health care act. it is the name of the health care reform passed two years ago. the have reaffirmed a fundamental principle. here in america, the wealthiest nation on earth, no illness or accident should affect a family's financials. who won and who lost, that is how things are viewed in washington. that discussion misses the point. whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory in for everyone across the country whose lives will be more secure because of this law. this law has a direct impact on many americans. i want to take this opportunity to tell you what this means for you. first, if you are one of the 250 million americans who have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance. this law will make it more secure and more affordable. insurance companies can no longer impose lifetime limits on the health care you can receive. they can no longer drop their coverage if you get sick. they can no longer a jack up your premiums without reason. they are required to provide free preventive care like checkups and mammograms. it is a provision that has helped millions of americans with private insurance. by this august, nearly 13 million of you will receive a rebate from your insurance company because they have spent to double much on c zero buses and not enough on your health care. and not enough on your health care. this provision has helped 6 million young americans. because of the affordable health care act, seniors have received a discount on prescription drugs. it has helped millions of seniors. all of this is happening because of the affordable health care act. these provisions provide common sense provisions for american families. things did today's decision, all of these protections will continue -- thanks to today's decision, all of these protections will continue. starting 2014, this bill will offer you an array of affordable health care plans to choose from. each state will design their own list of options. this law allows them to do that. i have asked congress to help speed up the process and give states this flexibility in year one. once they have these exchanges, insurance companies will no longer be able to discriminate any american with a pre-existing health care condition. they will not be able to bill you into bankruptcy. if you are sick, you now be able top-quality health care like everyone else. if you cannot receive the premiums, you receive credit that helps pay for it. today the supreme court upheld the principle that people who can afford health care insurance should take the responsibility to buy health care insurance. this is important for two reasons. first, when uninsured people who cannot afford private get sick and show up at the emergency room for care, the rest of us and that paying for them in the form of higher premiums. second, if you ask insurance companies and to cover people with pre-existing conditions, some folks might wait until they are sick to buy the health care they need. that would drive up everyone else's premiums. that is why i knew it would not be politically popular. we included a provision in the affordable health care act that people who can afford to buy health care insurance should take the responsibility to do so. this idea has enjoyed support from members of both parties, including the current republican nominee for president. i respect the very real concern is that millions of americans share. a lot of credit of this health care debate has focused on a lot of what it means politically. it should be clear i did not do this because it was good policy. i did it because i believe it was good for the country. i did it because i believe it was good for the american people. there is a framed letter that hangs in my office right now. it was said to be during the health care debate by a woman -- it was sent to me during the health care debate by a woman. she was diagnosed with cancer. even though she had been cancer- free for more than a decade, her insurance company kept jacking up her rates, year after year. despite her fears that she would get sick again, she had to surrender her health care insurance. she was forced to depend on chance. i carried her letter with me every day in the fight to pass this law. it reminded me that americans across this country have had to worry about getting sick and the costs of getting well. she is well today. because of this law, there are other americans, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers, who will not have to hang their fortunes on a chance. the highest court in the land has spoken. we will continue to implement this law. we will improve in areas where we can. we cannot go back to the way things were. today's's announcement, -- with need toannouncement, we move forward. we need to focus on putting people back to work, pay down our debt, and building an economy where people can get ahead. today, i am as confident that when we look back five or 10 years and now, we will be better off. we have the courage to pass this law and keep moving. thank you. god bless you. god bless america. >> as you might imagine, i disagree with the supreme court's decision. i agree with the dissent. what the court did not do on its last of session, i will do on my first day if elected president of the united states. i will act to repeal obamacare. let's make clear the we understand what the court did and did not do. what the court did today was it that obamacare does not violate the constitution. what they did not do was say that obamacare is good law or that it is good policy. obamacare was bad policy yesterday and today. obamacare was bad law yesterday and today. let me tell you why been i say that. obamacare raises taxes on the american people by approximately $500 billion. areacare cuts medicaire approximately $500 billion. those cuts and tax increases, obamacare adds trillions to our deficit and national debt. it pushes those obligations to future generations. americans will lose the current insurance that they have and like and want to keep. obamacare is a job killer. businesses across the country have been asked about the impact of obamacare. thethree-quarters of them have said that it makes it harder for them to hire more people. obamacare puts the federal government between you and your doctor. for those reasons, it is important to repeal and replace obamacare. what are some of the things we will keep in place? what would be a real reform? we need to make sure that people who want to keep their current insurance will be able to do so. having 20 million people ought to that number of people lose insurance they want is simply unacceptable. second, people who have pre- existing conditions need to know that they will be insured and not lose their insurance. the also have to ensure that we do our very best to help each day in their effort to ensure that every american has access to affordable health care. we need to help lower the costs of health care and health insurance. it is becoming expensive. this is a time for the american people to make a choice. you can choose whether you want to have a larger and larger government more interested in your life, separating you from your doctor, and having deficits passed on to later generations, potentially losing their insurance you like, or return to a time when consumers will be able to make choices as to what kind of insurance they want. this is the choice of the american people. our mission is clear. if we want to get rid of obamacare, we need to replace obama. my mission is that we do exactly that. return the american people to the privilege that they feel most appropriate. we cannot pass on massive deficits and debt. if we want good jobs and a bright economic future for ourselves and for our kids, we must replace obamacare. that is my mission. that is our work. i am asking the american people to join me. if you do not like the course president obama has put us on, if you want a course that the founders envisioned, help us defeat obamacare. help us defeat the liberal agenda that mix government too bid and intrusive and is killing jobs across this great country. thank you. >> more reaction to the supreme court's decision on the health care law from house leaders nancy pelosi and john boehner. >> good afternoon. pretty exciting day. the decision that was announced by the supreme court is a victory for america's families. it was a victory for america's families when we passed the affordable health care act la ad the president signed into law. millions are benefiting from it. young people, children, students can stay on their parents policy until they are 26. seniors are paying less on prescription drugs. when the bill comes into effect, being a woman will no longer be a pre-existing condition. that is a victory for women. it is about wilmas. it is about prevention. health care.that -- it is abo it is pretty exciting. earlier i met with the caucus when a decision was announced. it was no surprise to us. we thought that we were on solid ground in terms of interstate commerce. solid grounds on terms of the constitution. it is only a question of what the vote would be. with that confidence, we happily embrace the decision that came down. we can move forward with the full implementation of the law. we can tell the american people the best is yet to come. i spoke to vicki kennedy before coming here. i thanked them for a lifetime commitment to making health care a reality in our country. it was a great unfinished business of our society. i knew that when he left us, he would go to heaven and help pass the bill. now i know it work when this decision came down. it was inspiring, one way or another. now he can rest in peace. his dream for america's families has become a reality. i will be pleased to take any questions. >> president obama has set himself on numerous occasions that the individual mandate is not a tax. do you believe it is a tax? >> the supreme court has upheld the legislation. i have to see the specific language of the identified with how we both the bill in the house as part of that decision. the documentation for the decision. call it what you will. it is a step forward for america's families. take yes for an answer. this is a very good thing for the american people. what you are talking about here is washington top. families -- washington talk. families with children with pre- existing children will no longer be discriminated against. not anymore. that is what is real important to people. technical terms. >> republicans said this raises the stakes for the election. it brings clarity an opportunity for them. the thing they are a danger to the democrats -- do you think they are a danger to the democrats? >> i think we need to take a step back and ask, why then are we here? we are here to act upon our belief. it is a belief that many of us share. health care is a right and not a privilege in our country. we believe that the health care bill needed to be passed so that families would not be punished because it had a diagnosis or an accident. we believe it is about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness that people can now pursue. it to pursue the aspirations depending on their talents without being a job-locked because a top has a pre-existing condition or a fear of the diagnosis. they can be a writer. they can start a business. they can be self-employed. they can change jobs. this is about responsibility to reduce the deficit. if there is no other reason to pass the health care act and because of costs to families and businesses, large and small, costs to our economy and the terms of that being a competitive issue, and costs to the federal, state, and local budgets, then we would have had to do this. the politics be damned. this is about what we came to do. anytime you want to waste time asking, what does this mean in terms of the election? we undermine our purpose in coming here and acting upon our believe. we are very excited about this. it ranks right up there when they passed social security and medicaid. now it is being upheld by five justices of the supreme court. >> just as often -- a chief justice roberts called it a gun to the head. why was this designed that way? >> with all due respect, characterization of it and he is -- here is what it does. we wrote this very carefully because again, we wanted it to have balance. we wanted it to have legitimacy and a well-received. what it does is it says for three years, states will receive 100% of the medicaid funding for this bill without any matching funds. i do not think that is a gun to the head. further to the point, the house language has work clarity and in the original bill and it addresses that concern. under% of the money without matching funds as matching elements to it but not as far as expense and medicaid in this bill. i think that we are not bothered at all by the decision in regard to medicaid. it think that most governors would probably accept 100% funding without matching funds. >> are you going to be walking out on the house today? >> thank you firm opinion that up. -- thank you for bringing that up. i have a few things to say about that. it would have been mischievous of me. you think it was a matter of mischief. it is no coincidence that this is taken up the same day the supreme court decision came down. it is too much of a coincidence. especially when the motion of contempt was only passed one week ago. what the republicans are doing with this motion on the floor today is contemptible, even for them. it is contemptible. the constitution tells the branches of government that they should work together and try to resolve differences without getting an upper hand are showing strength -- or showing strength. there is an obligation on the part of congress, the house of representatives wanted to go forward was such a motion. trying to resolve it is not sending a bill to the floor of the house based on a false premise. this is not the truth is on the floor today. it was a false premise and asking for a boat. they tied to guns -- and asking for a vote. we had two employees at the white house. josh and harriet. josh was the keeper of the president's papers. for 200 days, we tried to get info from the white house. they stonewalled it. once in and month out, the chairman of the committee and i and our leadership said, keep trying. we did not want to bring this to the floor again. we want to exhaust every remedy. that is not what is being done here. it is a railroading of a resolution. it is based on a false premise. it came to the floor of the house in a manner of less than two weeks for when we spent 200 days try to get word one from the bush administration. these people have gotten thousands of pages of documents. the documentation is from the attorney general. >> will you be walking off? >> i am just saying, there is an attitude in our caucus that we should not on a process that is coming to the floor. i myself and then to stay long enough to vote no and then i will see what many in our caucus thinks we should do. i will honor the wish of my caucus. but i will be there long enough to make sure that the record is straight on what is going on. we are honored by the work of cummings. i want to be able to speak firsthand and what was said on the floor following this. this is not about anything other than they are trying to undermine the chief officer of our country, the attorney general. it is the first time in the history of america that a cabinet officer has had a contempt of congress resolution on the floor against him or against her. i believe, as i have said from the start, it is their attempt to undermine his effectiveness and that of his department to address issues that are going on in our country that have many other complaints. they do not like the fact that he is not moving forward to descend the doma act. again, it is about a lot of things. that is why i say it is contemptible. in some circles, they would call it "lies." i do not like to use the word. it is abuse of power in the house. i will vote no as many times as i possibly can today on what they are doing. i will make my decision. i support the walk off. i will make a judgment when the time comes. >> what is your message to republicans who are scheduling a vote to repeal the health care bill the week after? what is your message to them? >> first of all, i have not seen their hearings. have had hearings about the legislation that will come back a few days after? it will have a book to say, if -- it will have a vote to say, if you are a child that has been existing conditions and you can no longer be discriminated against, we will overturn that. if you are 26-years old and younger and you are on your parents policy, pull the plug on that as well. they make their own decisions. it clearly points out that the law passed by the congress and signed by the president was up held by the supreme court. they are still fighting a fight. they'll be the handmaidens of the special interests in our country. they fight for the health insurance industry over and over again at the costs to the taxpayer. this is just more of the same. no surprise about it. it will be interesting to hear the argument. if it does anything like what mitt romney said this morning, you cannot have it both ways. he will not be able to discriminate against someone with a pre-existing condition. he said he supports that. maybe he will pay for the pre- existing costing out of his own pocket. you cannot have it both ways. this offers us get opportunity for clarity on what t