Ron Johnson: “High risk pools in Wisconsin are obsolete and gone because…”

“I agree with President Obama. No American should go bankrupt because they get ill. But we didn't have to pass this monstrosity. We could have done it using High risk pools in Wisconsin are obsolete and gone because of Obamacare. The couple with cancer I was talking about they could afford their high risk pool insurance. Not anymore. They lost it. It's gone because of Obamacare.” (02:31–02:35)

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