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Ted Cruz: “Insurance premiums skyrocketed because [of] Obamacare.”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 39:38

… directly, but don't do it through an individual invisible cross subsidy where you're basically screwing people who aren't aware they're getting screwed. All of which is to say, why are Insurance premiums skyrocketed because [of] Obamacare. that was the predictable outcome of Obamacare. It wasn't just predictable, it was predicted. And I stood on the Senate floor and predicted it 13 years ago. (39:38–39:43)

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Asserts that Obamacare caused insurance premiums to skyrocket.

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