Democratic Senate candidate Russ Feingold says the U.S. Supreme Court did the right thing by upholding federal subsidies under President Barack Obama’s health care law. Feingold on Thursday called the lawsuit challenging it “partisan and unnecessary.” He says it’s time to move past the lawsuits, which he calls wasteful. His reaction is in stark contrast to his opponent, Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. He says the ruling “cements a system costing millions of Americans the health plans they chose and liked and access to doctors they knew and trusted.” The ruling means that about 183,000 people in Wisconsin who purchase their health insurance through the online exchange won’t lose any subsidies they are receiving. More than 90 percent are receiving some subsidies, averaging $315 a month.
