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Ted Cruz: “We should give that money directly to consumers, directly to…”

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

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WATCH: Sen. Ted Cruz discusses lowering healthcare premiums

Published | Video Starts at 01:27

Health insurance companies, by the way, jack up premiums on Texans and everyone gets hurt. Here's what President Trump has said. Rather than give that money to health insurance companies, to two very, very rich corporations, We should give that money directly to consumers, directly to patients in a health savings account that you own. I have been leading the fight for 13 years to lower health insurance premiums. Texans want lower premiums. They want health care to be affordable. (01:27–01:35)

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Asserts that funds should be allocated directly to consumers through health savings accounts rather than to insurance companies.

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