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Ron Johnson: “If you're a female 27 years old, they're going up by about…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson on CSPAN's Washington Journal

Published | Video Starts at 33:35

What we're seeing in Wisconsin, for example, if you're a 27 year old male, your premiums are going to increase by 124%. They're going to go from about $1,100 a year to over to close to $2,500 per year. If you're a female 27 years old, they're going up by about 78% [in Wisconsin]. So the patient Protection Affordable Care act is doing neither. We're seeing millions of people lose their coverage and we did not bend the cost curve down. (33:35–33:39)

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