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Ron Johnson: “The Democrats were trying to sell Obamacare to a very…”

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

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Senator Johnson on The Kudlow Report Jan 7, 2014

Published | Video Starts at 05:23

And B, the government in effect provides really lucrative subsidies to a lot of not only members, but staff who make triple, you know, six figure salaries. But remember, the reason Congress is in this pickle is because The Democrats were trying to sell Obamacare to a very skeptical public. And, and in order to do it, they said, hey, we'd be happy to get our insurance through the exchanges. We'd be happy to follow all the rules and regulations. (05:23–05:28)

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