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Ron Johnson: “The reason premiums are so high is because Obamacare is just…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 02:39

They wanted to be showing their constituents that. No, they want to help them handle the extremely high premiums. But remember, The reason premiums are so high is because Obamacare is just flawed. It's an awful structure. It forced a very small percentage of the American population, those 24 million people on the individuals change to completely bear the cost of covering people with resisting conditions. (02:39–02:44)

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