Kansas City's most powerful politico shares his thoughts on an important ruling . . .
Congressman Cleaver Comments on Supreme Court Decisions
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II released a statement on two historic rulings from the Supreme Court: the decision to affirm the availability of tax credits under the Affordable Care Act to individuals in States with a federal healthcare exchange, in King et al. v. Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.; and the decision to affirm the use of disparate impact claims under the Fair Housing Act in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs et al. v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. et al.
“The Supreme Court has said it again and again: The Affordable Care Act is the law of the land,” said Congressman Cleaver, II. Today’s decision saves lives. The ACA is helping millions of Americans focus on their families, jobs, and quality of life, instead of worrying about what will happen if they and their family members get hurt or sick. Now I am no lawyer—I am simply a United Methodist preacher. Even I can tell you, the text, structure, and history of the law have always been crystal clear on this: tax credits are available to all eligible Americans, regardless of whether they live in a State that chose to set up its own Exchange or, in a State, like Missouri, that chose to let the Federal government set one up for it. As the majority opinion states, ‘Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them.’ Some political partisans have been trying to eke out a victory against President Obama and Congressional Democrats, at the expense of people’s health, well-being, and wallets. Today’s decision protects 6.4 million Americans across the country and 200,000 in Missouri from suffering. It is a victory for us all.
“In another ruling, the Supreme Court has now affirmed that equal opportunity in housing continues to be one of our most cherished values. Today’s Texas Housing ruling upholds the use of disparate-impact claims under the Fair Housing Act, which allows renters and homeowners to prevent and contest harmful and unfair housing policies. We are fortunate in 2015, in that overt and officious racism is now considered odious and ostracizing. But by no means are we a perfect or post-racial society, nor will we be anytime soon. Banks, landlords, and other housing providers should apply policies fairly to everyone. When they use policies that sound neutral in theory, but have an unfair impact in practice, we should be able to challenge that. The Supreme Court has now affirmed that we can.”
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Dear Taxpayers of America,
ReplyDeletePlease take this program away from the government or you are going to be dropping even faster than the guys getting care at the Kansas City Veterans Medical Center.
I think he's beginning to suffer from symptoms of delusion. Which happens in the absence of hardship.
ReplyDeleteCleaver, a career public treasury sucker, knows a thing or two about getting other people to pay his way. He's a known deadbeat, continues to be reelected so this tells us that low voter turnout is a plan that has worked well. Keep screaming Cleaver about liberty and just-us for all because it keeps your bank account flush and tax payers broke. Isn't socialism grand.
ReplyDeleteYeah it's a great system, you never see a doctor, just some hungover rock chalk bimbo nurse who hasn't slept in two days from partying coming in to inject you with the wrong shit because some inventory intern hung over from an all night binge drinking session wasn't paying attention to what he was stocking in the drug supplies room.
ReplyDeleteWonderful!
Right wing nutjobs just can't stop proving that they do not understand our country or it's purpose.
ReplyDeleteGo back to howling about how wrong it is
for all of us not to treasure the beautiful
history of the traitors who tried to attack our country so they could continue human bondage.
The history of western civilization and, indeed, human evolution is us whipping your asses and watching you and your ideas die off.
What does Cleaver think about busing? You know, picking up inna city folks and busing them to the voting polls. Oh and buying them lunch.
ReplyDelete12:03 it's always nice to hear from those sucking off to the gravy train payroll. As for the rest of us paying for the train and the gravy pouring into your bank account, we'll see what happens when the money is worthless.
ReplyDeleteCarwash says, "We are fortunate in 2015, in that overt and officious racism is now considered odious and ostracizing."
ReplyDeleteOh my!!! Outright Odoriferous Ostentatious Oratory!!!!
Have you ever noticed that in Carwash's World racism is a one-way street? I mean, for him, it's just a given that racism is and can only be white-on-black racism. And that's because if you identify yourself as a "victim" and thus not responsible, you're functioning with the "victim mindset" and forever looking to blame others. This is a major contributing factor into why certain groups seem unable to make significant progress improving their lives.
Cleaver was particularly pleased that employees at his car wash will now only have to work two part time additional jobs to be able to afford Obamacare.
ReplyDeleteAnother grifting fucking Reverend, hiding behind God and a Church, all the while fucking the taxpayer at every opportunity.
ReplyDeleteNow Bear, don’t you be simonizing a man of the cloth. Jesus might forget that you are an endangered species on Judgment Day. I will put a I.O.U. to Jesus in the collection plate and pray for you and the gay Polar Bear the zoo be done shipping out. Rumor is he got something from a koala.
ReplyDeleteReverend Doctor Bishop Kingfish Jackson, Jr., III
ReplyDeleteWelcome back sir!! It's good to hear from you again.
Geez, this man is worthless. And the 5th district keeps voting him in...not because of low voter turnout (like 6/25/15, 11:28 AM reports). He keeps getting voted in, because every single black voter, and stupid one party voting whites, vote for this man, with no idea about what he is really about.
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