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John Cornyn: “President Trump is correct to say let's send the money to…”

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

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On Fox, Cornyn Praises Trump's Venezuela Boat Strikes, Condemns Antisemitism, Slams Obamacare

Published | Video Starts at 07:57

I think this is more about having an issue they can run on and into the midterms. Do you see any sort of extension on those Obamacare subsidies? No, I don't. I think that's been a failure. President Trump is correct to say let's send the money to the consumer and not to the insurance companies. 20% gets raked off the top for profit and for administrative costs and doesn't provide health care to one person. So there's a better way to do this. We need to continue to hold the Democrats feet to the fire because they created this mess in the first place. (07:57–08:12)

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Asserts that 20% of funds are taken by insurance companies for profit and administrative costs, not healthcare.

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