.GStephanopoulos: What does confirmation of judge Amy Coney Barrett mean for Roe v. Wade? Sen. Mike Lee: “You can’t look at a confirmation of a Supreme Court justice and boil down that jurist’s contribution ... to what they might do with a single case.”
. Despite the popularity of the law's protections for insured Americans with pre-existing conditions, Lee continues to believe the act is unconstitutional. A potential Supreme Court decision in line with his thinking could strike down those protections as well.
"We're talking about Judge Barrett here, and we're talking about constitutionality. Judge Barrett will look at this not on the basis of what's politically expedient, she'd look at it on the basis of constitutionality," Lee responded, after earlier noting Barrett shouldn't be"tarnish[ed]" by her position on a law he blamed Congress and Chief Justice John Roberts for advancing.
"The Supreme Court is very important and I appreciate being considered," Lee said in a statement at the time, adding that he was"focused on my job in the Senate, where I'm in a good position to defend the Constitution by fighting against government overreach.
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