John Cornyn: “My constituents who are on the Affordable Care act…”

“Mr. President of Texas, My constituents who are on the Affordable Care act exchanges, otherwise known as Obamacare, are experiencing an 18% increase in their insurance premiums. Now, if you look at employer provided coverage, which covers many, many more Americans, those increases in costs are going up roughly in the 5 to 6% range.” (00:08–00:21)

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