How does health care law impact 'real people'?

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In the meantime we want to get straight to senator Chris Cruz is joining us with his first reaction -- -- democratic senator.

From Delaware and senator cousy we've heard a very different things about this ruling we just heard from Mitt Romney calling it a job killer.

This new health care law we've heard -- described as that.

A new -- in the middle class how do you respond to that.

But -- I've always been interested in and supportive of the Affordable Care Act.

Not from the perspective of the presidential campaign or how it plays out in politics.

But how it affects real people.

My wife and I have heard from dozens of our neighbors our friends our constituents.

About how the Affordable Care Act has changed their lives made it possible for them to get access to high quality health care.

By getting access to insurance even though they have a preexisting condition or even though they're under age 26 or even though they've maxed out on the previous practice of lifetime caps Melanie Martin for example.

So woman from Wilmington it came up and spoke -- my wife and a breast care walked two years ago.

And her individual story heard journey.

I'm trying to get access to high quality health -- just heartbreaking new Affordable Care Act made it possible for her to get access to badly needed health care.

Tens of millions of Americans have already been enjoying.

Free preventive services.

Access to high quality insurance and access to the best in the world health care that we have here in the United States -- senator because of the affordable care.

If I could -- mentioned the effect -- -- you know real people on that of course is the most important part of this story.

But how do you think the perception from those people you mentioned will change.

When they find out that they have to pay more in taxes.

For some of the services that you're talking about.

-- -- I disagree I think that the Congressional Budget Office the independent referee of the actual cost of things passed by the congress.

Score the Affordable Care Act is actually reducing the deficit and not as a massive new tax hike and the American people.

That is part of what we will be debating in this upcoming campaign.

And I think chief Justice Roberts in the majority the court today showed real leadership in fighting narrow and appropriate grounds on which to uphold the Affordable Care Act.

And thus making it a central issue in the presidential campaign and in the elections this fall -- in our constitutional system he's very tough.

Debatable positions on public policy like what is the best way to provide health care and what's the best balance between individual liberties.

And caring for each other through world class health care should appropriately be decided at the ballot box not by judges so I'm pleased with this decision today.

That allows us to make this one of the major issues in this fall's election campaign senator -- nice to hear from you today thank you for the time.

Thank you again.

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