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Ron Johnson: “York, Massachusetts, Obamacare pitted states against states…”

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

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Sen. Johnson on MSNBC's Meet the Press Daily

Published | Video Starts at 02:38

But this ended up pitting states against states. So what you have now is New York, Matt, what you just said, New York, Massachusetts, Obamacare pitted states against states. 36% funding went to three states. That's not fair, Chuck. They chose to expand it. They would look at it as wait a minute, we participated in a federal program. (02:38–02:45)

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Asserts that Obamacare pitted states against each other, with 36% of funding going to three states.

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