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John Cornyn: “These subsidies are rife with fraud.”

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

Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Published December 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:48

It doesn't solve the problem. So what are the issues? Well, first of all, we know These subsidies are rife with fraud. in Other words, your tax dollar is being misappropriated to fraudsters. We've been saying that all along. (07:48–07:51)

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“Insurance companies skim about 20% off of those taxpayer provided subsidies for their administrative costs and profit.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 03:35-03:46
“The investigators at GAO created fake identities and Social Security numbers for 24 individuals who did not exist.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 08:31-08:41
“They were able to successfully enroll almost all of these imaginary individuals in subsidized coverage.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 09:02-09:12
“In 2025, 19 of the 20 applicants were able to qualify for subsidized coverage worth more than $10,000 per month.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 09:37-09:48
“GAO also found more than 29,000 instances in 2023 and nearly 68,000 instances in 2024 of a single Social Security number being used to…”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 10:32-10:51
“The federal marketplace does not prohibit multiple enrollments per Social Security number.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 11:22-11:29
“CMS reported approximately 275,000 reports from consumers that they were either enrolled or had made changes in their insurance without…”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 12:58-13:11
“My constituents who are on the Affordable Care act exchanges, otherwise known as Obamacare, are experiencing an 18% increase in their…”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 00:08-00:21
“Employer provided coverage, which covers many, many more Americans, those increases in costs are going up roughly in the 5 to 6% range.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 00:22-00:35
“No Republican voted for Obamacare.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 02:16-02:20
“Insurance companies are among the most profitable companies in America, certainly since Obamacare started.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 03:47-03:57
“Democrats want to throw [the Hyde Amendment] out the window.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 04:43-04:46
“The proposal by Senator Crapo and Senator Cassidy aligns with what President Trump has said is let's get the money to the people.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 05:38-05:46
“The alternative that Senator Crapo and Senator Cassidy have proposed, we voted on and our Democratic colleagues did not support it at all.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 06:34-06:42
“Our Democratic colleagues are calling for a clean extension of the enhanced Obamacare subsidies.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 07:12-07:21
“We have a new report from the Government Accountability Office which demonstrates beyond a shadow of a doubt what we've always suspected to…”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 08:03-08:14
“Democrats have been telling us from time and time again that illegal immigrants cannot access taxpayer subsidized health care.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 12:27-12:36
“These Obamacare enhanced subsidies are rife with fraud and should not be extended without meaningful reforms.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 14:43-14:51
“The subsidies don't contain [Hyde] protections.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 14:55-14:59
“People who have conscientious objection to abortion policies shouldn't have to be forced using their tax dollars to subsidize it for people…”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 15:01-15:22
“The Democrats plan does nothing to address rampant fraud, the use of tax dollars to line the pockets of insurance companies and the lack of…”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 15:52-16:04
“I understand the Texans need access to affordable health care, but this is not it.”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 16:17-16:26
“Our Democratic colleagues really don't want to solve this problem. They want to have a political issue they can ride all the way to the…”
Cornyn Slams Democrats Dirty Obamacare Scheme for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse | Uploaded December 12, 2025 | 16:39-16:49