Earnest: 'Constitutional Lawyer in the Oval Office Disagrees' With Hobby Lobby Decision

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Channel: Roll Call · 2014 · News & Politics

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Congress should act to restore insurance coverage of contraception benefits after Hobby Lobby's big win in the Supreme Court, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Monday.

Earnest said the decision jeopardizes the health of women by depriving them of federally mandated benefits for contraceptive services, and said the president doesn't believe that bosses at for-profit companies should be able to impose their beliefs on the benefits provided to their employees.

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