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Ron Johnson: “Millions of Americans lost their health care under Obamacare…”

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

Sen. Johnson at HSGAC Hearing

Published February 4, 2016 | Video Starts at 09:40

So Congress explicitly said that members of Congress and their staff could not be treated like other federal employees who could continue to get their insurance as they always did. Now, because of that, Millions of Americans lost their health care under Obamacare and were forced to purchase on the exchange. They don't get an employer contribution into the exchange. They get a subsidy if they're qualified, based on income. (09:40–09:46)

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Asserts that millions lost healthcare and had to buy insurance through exchanges due to Obamacare.

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