And remember, they tried to do this before. And who stopped them? John McCain. The only person who would stop them. John McCain stopped them. They were going to do this before because The big insurance companies didn't like that protection for people with preexisting conditions. But how many people are there in Arizona alone who couldn't afford health insurance if we didn't have some limit on what people could be penalized for with preexisting conditions? (17:33–17:40)
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Asserts that big insurance companies opposed protections for people with preexisting conditions.
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