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On the recordMay 16, 2019
So let's talk about the navigator program. They enroll less than 1 percent today, less than 1 percent. Wall Street Journal reported an investigation that one grantee took in $200,000 to enroll a grand total of 1 person; and they found the top 10 most expensive navigators collected 2.77 million taxpayer dollars, 2.77, Mr. Chairman. Do you know how many people they signed up? 314. They want to add $25 million more on top of the $62,500,000 in grants. We are talking about less than 1 percent. Meanwhile, while they are talking about oh, we have got to educate people about all their options, then they put a gag rule in here that says, can't talk to you about short-term duration plans. Oh, no, we can't educate about that choice. No, you can't know about that. No, we are going to stop that. Oh, and you can't know about association health plan options either. It might be better for you and your family and actually be more affordable. No, no, no, because that is not our Federal decision here. They decide, and they don't want you to even know. So navigators can't talk about those things. That is gagged in this law. The amazing thing we never hear about is the good work of the Trump administration and the economy as it has taken off.…
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Greg Walden
Republican · Oregon

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