Rep. Scott DesJarlais stands with his supporters in this file photo.
Rep. Diane BlackNASHVILLE — Two Tennessee Republican congressmen are hailing the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement today that justices will hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care law that could unravel Obamacare.
The justices will decide whether the law authorizes the Internal Revenue Service to approve tax subsidies aimed at helping millions of low to middle-income people afford their health insurance premiums through federally operated exchanges.
That’s drawing praise from U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., and Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn.
“I have said from the beginning that this issue presents the best chance of finally abolishing President Obama’s health care law,” said DesJarlais, a South Pittsburg physician, in a statement.
DesJarlais said “it is beyond clear that the Internal Revenue Service violated our Constitution’s separation of powers by re-writing a major portion of the Affordable Care Act — an action reserved exclusively for Congress.