Scalise Applauds SCOTUS Ruling on Religious Freedom

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Steve Scalise applauded today’s Supreme Court decision to defend religious freedom in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. The Court decided that closely held corporations can opt out of providing contraception coverage as required under the Obamacare contraception mandate.

“Today's Supreme Court ruling is a resounding victory for the Constitutional right of religious freedom,” said Scalise. “The Obama Administration clearly overstepped its constitutional authority by mandating that family-owned businesses would have to violate their personal religious beliefs under threat of federal fines just to comply with Obamacare. The contraception mandate violates one of the fundamental rights laid out by our Founding Fathers in the Constitution. I applaud Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood for standing up for the religious freedom rights of all Americans.”