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Ron Johnson: “Those promises [of Obamacare] were certainly not lived up…”

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

Sen. Johnson Opening Statement at Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Published September 15, 2016 | Video Starts at 01:42

But we didn't have to completely make remake the insurance and healthcare markets to try and fill that gap and help those individuals who we all want to help. And I think we're going to see that this is not working. Those promises [of Obamacare] were certainly not lived up to. And so again, I want to thank the hearing, the witnesses, and I'll turn it over to our ranking member, Senator Carper. (01:42–10:45)

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Asserts that the promises made by Obamacare were not fulfilled.

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“More than 20,000 Wisconsinites were on the high risk pool [and lost their plans due to the Affordable Care Act].”
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“The cheapest plan [a couple] could find was $1,400 [after losing their high-risk pool plan].”
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“The average family has not seen a $2,500 per year reduction in health care [costs].”
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“A Janus from Spooner, Wisconsin, was paying $276 per month for health care; her latest quote was $787 per month.”
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“A young mother and nurse saw her premiums increase from $500 to $1,200 per month.”
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“Obamacare is a massive consumer fraud.”
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