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John Cornyn: “In 2025 alone, US government health care subsidies paid…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 10:47

So they threatened premium increases while lobbying Congress to give these insurance companies even more money in the form of enhanced subsidies. In 2025 alone, US government health care subsidies paid directly to insurance companies totaled more than $130 billion. That's your tax dollars paid to insurance companies. $130 billion in 2025 alone. In some cases, these subsidies pay for phantom enrollees who are likely not even to know that they are covered by one of these policies. (10:47–10:57)

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Asserts that in 2025, over $130 billion in subsidies were paid to insurance companies.

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