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Ron Johnson: “President Obama repeatedly promised that if you enact…”

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

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Senator Johnson on C-SPAN's Washington Journal

Published | Video Starts at 27:49

But only half of those paid the premiums. So somewhere between 1 to 2 million previously uninsured Americans are now taking advantage of Obamacare. So we didn't meet that goal. President Obama repeatedly promised that if you enact Obamacare, the cost of a family plan would decline by $2,500 per family. Well, the fact is the cost of health care is up $2,500 per family. Now with the implementation of Obamacare, it's up even probably higher than that. And then his most famous promise, which was labeled the lie of the year, was if you like your health plan or your doctor, you can keep those doctors. (27:49–28:01)

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Asserts that the cost of health care has increased by $2,500 per family under Obamacare.

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