Supremes Take on Healthcare, Pt. 2

Second of three days of arguments wraps up

Supremes Take on Healthcare, Pt. 2

The U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up day two of three scheduled for hearing arguments related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

During Round Two, the Supremes got to the heart of the matter: Can the government mandate individuals to purchase health coverage?

The transcript of today's arguments is here.

Audio of the session can be found here.

Links to yesterday's transcripts and audio can be found here.

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