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Mike Johnson: “Since they put it into law, premiums have skyrocketed. Some…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Speaker Johnson Joins The Lead with Jake Tapper on CNN

Published | Video Starts at 02:30

It's the Democrats who put us into this scenario. Remember, they're the ones that created the aca. We call it the Unaffordable Care Act. That's exactly what's been yielded since 2010. Since they put it into law, premiums have skyrocketed. Some estimates 60% overall and they're continuing to go up. Premiums were skyrocketing before Obamacare too. Not at, not at this pace. And the problem is now it's becoming completely unaffordable for more and more people. (02:30–02:37)

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Asserts that since the Affordable Care Act was enacted, premiums have increased by approximately 60%.

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