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Mike Johnson: “The Democrats broke America's health care system when they…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Delivers Remarks at House Leadership Press Conference

Published | Video Starts at 07:35

The GAO also found that more than 94 million was sent to insurers on behalf of dead people. Okay. This is the system that Democrats in Congress want to extend without reform. It's unbelievable. Listen, these are undisputed facts. The Democrats broke America's health care system when they gave us, the Unaffordable Care Act, Obamacare 15 years ago. Remember all the promises. I mean, some of y' all were here. Oh, the average premium and the average family is going to go down $2,500 a year. (07:35–07:42)

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Asserts that the Affordable Care Act, enacted 15 years ago, broke America's healthcare system.

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