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Mike Lawler: “Premiums have increased by over 60% since Obamacare took…”

Featuring: Mike Lawler, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 17

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Published | Video Starts at 11:09

We don't want to see a premium spike. There's a lot a larger term issue though, you know, which I think we have to address, which is the fact that Premiums have increased by over 60% since Obamacare took effect. So it's not doing its job as Democrats promised it would in terms of affordability. But there's a lot of issues that we can work on together, from housing to, to permitting reform, to energy and vocational schools, career and technical education. (11:09–11:15)

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Asserts that health insurance premiums have increased by over 60% since the Affordable Care Act was implemented.

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