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John Barrasso: “Senator Schumer's offer does nothing to address the cost of…”

Featuring: John Barrasso, Republican | U.S. Senate Wyoming

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Barrasso Slams Schumer Plan to Prop Up Obamacare

Published | Video Starts at 10:55

And they haven't gotten that with Obamacare. Reforms are needed that actually lower costs that protect the taxpayers. The American people deserve a full debate about the unaffordability of Obamacare. Senator Schumer's offer does nothing to address the cost of health care, does nothing to lower premiums, does nothing to reassure the American people. All it does is make insurance companies richer and taxpayers poorer. And that is why it's dead on arrival. (10:55–11:07)

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Asserts that Senator Schumer's offer does not address healthcare costs or lower premiums.

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