walker. in july 2018 you wrote an op-ed in which you were critical of the majority of the supreme court, including chief justiceit roberts, that in your words, it tacitly accepted that the affordable care act was constitutional under the congresses taxing power. do you still hold this view? >> senator, the statement i made was made as an academic and as a private citizen engaging in matters of public concern, and my rollout as a judge is not to give a thumbs up or a thumbs down particulars of green court president. if i'mdi lucky enough to be confirmed to the d.c. circuit, it would be binding on the and my current role as a district judge, it's binding on me, absolutely. >> and you do understand the right now therere are americans that are dependent on the affordable care act, and the way i look at this is it not of this stuff is relevant that you did as a private citizen, you've only been a judge for six months, and in your adult life since you y are 37, that is two, 3% of your work life. so in other l words, 97%-98% off limits. i don't really understand that. i think that's the only way we're go