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Ron Johnson: “Democrats wanted a clean extension of the enhanced subsidy…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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'What Do You Estimate?': Ron Johnson Asks Bessent How Much Fraud Is In The Federal Budget Annually

Published | Video Starts at 01:14

So the other thing we haven't heard is a concern over the massive amount of fraud that we are being told about every day. Democrats wanted a clean extension of the enhanced subsidy under Obamacare, even though once it expired, people got the subsidy anyway. But they could care less. That there may be 6 million people now is what the current estimate is. 6 million people or phantom people taking advantage of those subsidies, costing the Treasury 25 to 35 billion dollars a year. (01:14–01:24)

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Asserts that Democrats sought to extend Obamacare subsidies despite them being unnecessary after expiration.

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