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Ted Cruz: “We, the money ought to flow to individuals, to real people…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 13:45

And he sent out a series of tweets which, which I helped him write that, that said, we're not gonna give this money for the Obamacare scam to health insurance companies. Instead, we, We, the money ought to flow to individuals, to real people, and in health savings accounts that you control. that you own, that you're the one making the choice of how to spend money on your health care. That is a fundamental reform in health care that will lower prices, lower costs, that actually will help keep things affordable. (13:45–13:54)

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Asserts that money should go to individuals in health savings accounts instead of health insurance companies.

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