Barrett: ‘I’m Not Here on a Mission to Destroy the Affordable Care Act’

Barrett: ‘I’m Not Here on a Mission to Destroy the Affordable Care Act’
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, as her family members watch, Oct. 13, 2020. Shawn Thew/Pool via AP
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said on Tuesday that she will approach cases involving questions related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, without any bias or hostility.

During the second day of her confirmation hearings, Barrett repeatedly faced questions about her views on the ACA because of an article she wrote as a law professor criticizing Chief Justice John Roberts’s reasoning in the case National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, which upheld the ACA.