PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Andy Biggs: “It is so expensive now for an employer to provide health…”

Featuring: Andy Biggs, Republican | U.S. House Arizona, District 5

Watch on YouTube

The What's the Biggs Idea? Podcast is LIVE with Michael Cannon

Published | Video Starts at 25:47

Okay, how about this? Go ahead. I was just going to say, and the employers themselves, they have some odd incentives as well, because normally let's. Because It is so expensive now for an employer to provide health insurance that you're basically diverting what otherwise would be a higher salary or earnings for the individual employee. They're getting squeezed out as well. I mean, the employee's getting squeezed out because the employer now is saying, well, I would pay this guy, let's say 80,000 bucks a … (25:47–26:05)

CLAIM

Asserts that high health insurance costs reduce employee salaries.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Andy Biggs

Discover more from

Andy Biggs

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.