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John Cornyn: “The insurance companies have gotten rich off of the…”

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

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Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn talks about his re-election campaign, end of government shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 15:20

So I actually like the idea that President Trump has floated by saying that the money for health care should go to the, to the consumer and not to an insurance company, because The insurance companies have gotten rich off of the Obamacare scheme and it hadn't really solved any of the problems it was designed to solve. And then provide choices to people, depending on their circumstances, what they want to do for their own health care. (15:20–15:30)

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Asserts that insurance companies have profited from Obamacare, which has not solved its intended problems.

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