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Ron Johnson: “How can you say it's private health care when, when you…”

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

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Ron Johnson on Morning Joe

Published | Video Starts at 04:53

No, they're not. You don't have 95% insured. Only Wisconsin. We do has over 95% in Wisconsin because they have a mandate. How can you say it's private health care when, when you really take a look at the true cost of Obamacare, when it really kicks in in 2016 when it's really kicked in, it'll be $2.4 trillion over that decade. And here's the chart. Here's the real deficit risk. You know, Steve, you were talking about, you were talking about talking about the revenue. I think I've got another one here. (04:53–05:06)

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Asserts that the cost of Obamacare will be $2.4 trillion over a decade starting in 2016.

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