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Ted Cruz: “Obamacare... dramatically increased health insurance…”

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

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Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Jasmine Crockett share thoughts on government shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 05:18

And I care deeply about health care. If you look at the aftermath of Democrats policies, you look at things like Obamacare... dramatically increased health insurance premiums. It made health insurance unaffordable for a whole lot of Americans. And it did so because it restricted Choice and drove the premiums through the roof. I would love to see reforms that lower premiums. (05:18–05:29)

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Asserts that Obamacare increased health insurance premiums and made it unaffordable for many Americans.

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