Pete Sessions: “Well, Senator Johnson has been talking about this issue for some time…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2012

Well, Senator Johnson has been talking about this issue for some time, and it looks as though reports are coming along to validate his concerns. But the administration estimated that only 1 million would go into the exchanges, and these are the areas where, if you don't have employer-based health care, the government will subsidize your health care program for you, and it costs the Treasury money. This is how we get in financial trouble, when we make bad estimates. The Senator thinks the numbers that go into the exchanges could dwarf 1 million. How many could it be, based on the reports the Senator has seen?

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Pete Sessions

Republican · Texas

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Mar 12, 2012

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