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Ron Johnson: “They [people earning above 400% of the poverty line] are…”

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Sen. Ron Johnson Warns Obamacare Premium Shock Is Coming — Who's REALLY to Blame?

Published | Video Starts at 01:59

Those subsidies go away. And honestly I feel sorry for them. I'm willing to help them because a lot of these people were lured in retirement earlier. They don't qualify for Medicare. They [people earning above 400% of the poverty line] are facing premiums because of Obamacare of over $30,000 a year. That was caused by Obamacare. That was caused by government. Government probably to step in to help these people. I've got a bill trying to work with Senator, a Democrat Senator. (01:59–04:09)

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Asserts that some people face premiums over $30,000 a year due to Obamacare.

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