All the charts in the world can't wish away the CBO letter of January 6 of this year which says that the premiums will go down in the employer market, that people, on average, will pay less in the individual market, and that this legislation will reduce the deficit and the debt over the next 20 years. Again, that is the call from the nonpartisan experts we have. We shouldn't be substituting our judgment for theirs.
Chris Van Hollen: “All the charts in the world can't wish away the CBO letter of January 6 of this year which says that the premiums will…”
On the recordJanuary 18, 2011
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Van Hollen discusses the impact of legislation on health insurance premiums and the federal deficit.
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