So these so called premium subsidies, they don't lower the cost of health care, they simply shift the cost onto the taxpayer. And Under the proposal, wealthy families, people making hundreds of thousands of dollars would now qualify for taxpayer-funded health care. How many times have I sat on this floor and heard the argument from the other side that all we care about are millionaires and billionaires and eliminating taxes for them when they themselves are putting $26 billion into the hands of very wealthy companies. (07:33–07:43)
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