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Ron Johnson: “Obamacare [has] driving premiums up, distorting health care…”

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

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Sen. Johnson on CNBC's Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 02:35

You could have put something in place. Nobody would have been harmed. You didn't have already the tentacles of Obamacare. You didn't already have the damage, the destruction, the harm created by Obamacare [has] driving premiums up, distorting health care markets and health insurance markets. So, no, it's far more complex. So from my standpoint, I've been talking about repairing the damage and then transitioning to a system that actually works, that takes some time. (02:35–02:42)

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Asserts that Obamacare has increased premiums and distorted health care and insurance markets.

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