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Ron Johnson: “The cost of Obamacare is not going to be 95 billion. It will…”

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

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Senator Johnson Discusses Obamacare on America's Newsroom

Published | Video Starts at 03:49

When that happens, there's 180 million people that get employer sponsored care. That would be 90 million people, not 100 million at an average subsidy rate of $7,000. Bill, if that happens, The cost of Obamacare is not going to be 95 billion. It will be 4 to $500 billion a year. A year. So to draw on your, that's the true cost of Obamacare. So to draw on your analogy, the tip of the iceberg, what's underneath the water is billions and billions more. (03:49–03:57)

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Asserts that the cost of Obamacare will be between $400 billion and $500 billion annually, not $95 billion.

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