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Paul Ryan: What matters is that we're lowering the cost of health care and giving people access to affordable health care plans.…

On the recordMarch 6, 2017
What matters is that we're lowering the cost of health care and giving people access to affordable health care plans. Look, the government will always win the war on government-run plans saying, 'If we mandate everybody buys what we say they have to buy, then the government will always estimate that they'll buy it.' I just think that's bogus.
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Paul Ryan
Wisconsin

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Paul Ryan discusses the importance of lowering healthcare costs and criticizes government mandates regarding health plans.

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