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Harriet Hageman: “They [the federal government] ruined it [health insurance]…”

Featuring: Harriet Hageman, Republican | U.S. House Wyoming At-Large Congressional District

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Cowboy State Politics | Congresswoman Hageman Discusses the Housing Shortage and Health Insurance

Published | Video Starts at 00:43

Okay, so what did they do? They did what the federal government does best. They went in and they ruined it for the 330 million. They didn't improve it for 20 million people. They [the federal government] ruined it [health insurance] for 330 million people. And they fundamentally changed the way that we do insurance in this country. People like me, and I wasn't in a position of power at the time. (00:43–07:46)

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Asserts that the federal government negatively impacted health insurance for 330 million people.

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