Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a lifelong Michigander. She is a lawyer, an educator, former prosecutor, State Representative and Senator. She was the first woman to lead a Senate caucus. But the most important title she boasts is MOM. Inspired by her family, she’s devoted her life to building a stronger Michigan for everyone.
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July 10, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 9, 2019
Gov. Whitmer Statement on Federal ACA Case
LANSING, Mich. - Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement after the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals began hearing oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
In January, after a federal judge in Texas declared the entirety of the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, Attorney General Dana Nessel, with the support of and in coordination with Governor Whitmer, filed a motion on behalf of the State of Michigan to intervene in the lawsuit.
“Every Michigander deserves access to quality, affordable health care,” said Governor Whitmer. “That’s why Attorney General Nessel and I have stepped up to protect hundreds of thousands of Michiganders from losing coverage. We’re committed to working every day to make sure Michigan families can get the care they need, and that starts by defending the Affordable Care Act and expanding coverage to people across the state.”
Michigan joined 16 other states and the District of Columbia in their opposition to the decision of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas that held the ACA unconstitutional.
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