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Ron Johnson: “The average cost of a family plan was supposed to decline by…”

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

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Senator Johnson at Commerce Committee

Published | Video Starts at 05:33

Bold face. If you like your health plan, you can keep it, period. If you like your doctor, you can keep it, period. Because of this wonderful plan. The average cost of a family plan was supposed to decline by $2,500 [due to Obamacare], but it has increased by $2,500. So the emails I'm getting, and by the way, they are not, as Senator Harry Reid said, coming from a bunch of liars. These are coming from real Wisconsinites. (05:33–05:38)

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Asserts that the Affordable Care Act failed to reduce family health insurance costs as promised, resulting in an increase instead.

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