John Cornyn: “Democrats are trying to deflect the blame. They're the ones…”

“How do you think this will go? Will the American people get something that they can better afford in health care with this fight that Republicans are waging now? Well, I think Democrats are trying to deflect the blame. They're the ones that created the situation where the premiums in the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare exchanges going up 18% this next year. That's unsustainable. They've destroyed their health care system and now they're trying to defect the blame. But I think you're right in suggesting this isn't about fixing health care.” (07:09–07:22)

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