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James Lankford: “President Obama said this would bring insurance rates down…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Published | Video Starts at 04:32

Even if you look at a plan like that, it has gone up well over 200% during that time period. There is a structural problem in Obamacare that we all need to admit. President Obama said this would bring insurance rates down $2,500 a family. It certainly has not done that. So we need to all start by admitting the problem. There is a problem here. Let's work to be able to fix it. Health care affordability is a very big issue for every single American. (04:32–04:40)

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Asserts that Obamacare did not reduce insurance rates by $2,500 per family as promised.

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