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Ted Cruz: “Obamacare...was designed to put federal government…”

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

Discussing Limited Government with Blogger Matt Dowling

Published August 2, 2011 | Video Starts at 00:47

It was designed substantively to have the federal government take over one sixth of the American economy. It was Obamacare...was designed to put federal government bureaucrats between each of us and our doctors. And it was also passed in a way that was incredibly arrogant. It was jammed down the throats of the American people against the overwhelming opposition of the voters. (00:47–01:10)

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Asserts that Obamacare was designed to place bureaucrats between patients and doctors.

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