{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/barbara-lee-celebrates-two-year-anniversary-of-the-affordable-care-act-as-supreme-court-takes-up-the-case", "Barbara Lee Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act as Supreme Court Takes up the Case", "2012-03-27", "2012", "2012-03", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Barbara Lee", "L000551", "lee.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "03.27.12\n\t\t\t Barbara Lee Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act as Supreme Court Takes up the Case  \n\t\t\t\r\n\tContact: Kristal DeKleer (202) 225-1882 or (202) 957-2176\r\n\r\n\tWashington, D.C.  Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) issued the following statement today as the Supreme Court begins its historic review of the Affordable Care Act:   \r\n\t  \r\n\tToday, the Supreme Court will begin its historic review of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, a law passed to improve access to health care, extend insurance to nearly 32 million people, lower health care costs. I continue to support this critical legislation and will fight to protect and eventually expand it so that high quality affordable health care for all is a reality in this country.\r\n\r\n\tSince its passage, the ACA has provided 2.5 million more young adults with health care coverage; saved 5.1 million seniors an average of $635 on their prescription drugs and made available tax credits to 360,000 small business employers that have used the credit to insure 2 million workers. The ACA also provides millions of women access to affordable health care coverage, enabling millions to receive no-cost mammograms, contraception, and health check-ups.\r\n\r\n\tIn the 9th district of California, 7,200 young adults now have health insurance and 4,400 seniors received prescription drug discounts worth $2.2 million. Additionally, some 500 small businesses have received tax credits to help maintain or expand health care coverage for employees.\r\n\r\n\tOur nation cannot afford to turn back. I believe that access to affordable, quality health care is a fundamental human right. Any portion of real will only increase premiums and overall health costs at unsustainable levels and damage our economy.\r\n\r\n\t###\r\n\r\n\tFollow Barbara Lee on Twitter @RepBarbaraLee\r\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/barbara-lee-celebrates-two-year-anniversary-of-the-affordable-care-act-as-supreme-court-takes-up-the-case"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9990199469029903, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}