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Jason Chaffetz: “And then you wonder why the average person who is trying and scraping by, and they see their insurance rates go up…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2016
And then you wonder why the average person who is trying and scraping by, and they see their insurance rates go up double digits, screaming high, it is because of people like you. That is why they are going up. It is one of the key reasons.
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Jason Chaffetz
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Chaffetz blames pharmaceutical companies for rising insurance rates.

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