Maine's congressional delegation is reacting laregly along party lines to the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act.

Maine 1st District Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree says the U.S. Supreme Court made "the right decision" in upholding President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. But Sen. Olympia Snowe, a Republican, is calling the decision "deeply regrettable."

In a brief statement, Pingree says the court's decision is a victory for consumers. "The Court made the right decision in preserving the basic consumer protections in the health care reform law--like letting young people stay on their parents' policies or preventing insurance companies from cancelling your coverage when you get sick," she says. "The court did the right thing by ruling in favor of consumers instead of siding with the big insurance companies."

But Snowe says the decision was a "victory for a massive legislative overreach." She says the court accurately described the individual mandate as a tax, "which Americans can ill afford especially at this time of continued economic peril. This law represents an imposition of additional burdensome costs not only on individuals, but on our federal government - far beyond the original projections," Snowe says in a statement.

Snowe says Congress should repeal the law and "go back to the drawing board."

Maine 2nd District Democrat Mike Michaud says he's pleased with the ruling. "While I have always said it is not a perfect law, the Affordable Care Act is a huge step forward in providing affordable access to health care for Mainers," Michaud says in a statement. "Now that this decision is behind us, I hope we can roll up our sleeves and concentrate on rebuilding our economy and putting Mainers back to work."

Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, is offering a more nuanced view of the decision. In a statement, she says President Obama and congressional Democrats "overreached their authority" in enacting the law. But she says there's no question "that our nation's health care system requires substantial reform."

Collins says the court "was right to concur with the 26 states, including Maine, that challenged the healthcare law's mandate to dramatically expand their Medicaid programs or risk losing their Medicaid funding."

And she says she remains concerned about the effect of the law on small businesses in Maine. But unlike Snowe, Collins is not calling for repeal of the law.

"In the wake of the Supreme Court's divided decision on this law, I continue to hope that Congress will work together to change the law substantially not only in response to the Court's decision but also to respond to the very real health care concerns of the American people as well as the budget realities we face," she says.