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Ted Cruz: “Under Obamacare, under Democrat healthcare policy, the…”

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 05:44

I've been fighting to lower premiums since the very first day I arrived in the Senate. The Democrats have not focused on that. And by the way, Under Obamacare, under Democrat healthcare policy, the health insurance companies are printing money. Their profits have more than doubled. So the health insurance companies have gotten rich and working Texans, it's much harder to afford health insurance. (05:44–05:52)

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Asserts that health insurance companies' profits have more than doubled under Obamacare.

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