Post by revirdsuba99 on Sept 25, 2017 2:39:02 GMT
(CNN)Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz said Sunday that he does not currently support the Senate GOP's latest bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, though he emphasized that he's working with the sponsors of the bill in order to get to a "yes."
"Right now, they don't have my vote, and I don't think they have Mike Lee's either," Cruz said, referring to the Utah Republican, at the annual Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, according to the Tribune. "Now I want to be a 'yes,' I want to get there because I think Obamacare is a disaster ... but the price to getting there, I believe, is focusing on consumer freedom."
Cruz continued, "If you want prices to go down -- Econ 101, you want prices to go down, you want more choices, more options, more competition, and prices fall," he said. "What does Obamacare do? Fewer choices, less options, less competition, prices rise. If you want people to have access to health insurance, you want prices to fall."
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www.cnn.com/2017/09/24/politics/cruz-paul-graham-cassidy/index.html
"Right now, they don't have my vote, and I don't think they have Mike Lee's either," Cruz said, referring to the Utah Republican, at the annual Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, according to the Tribune. "Now I want to be a 'yes,' I want to get there because I think Obamacare is a disaster ... but the price to getting there, I believe, is focusing on consumer freedom."
Cruz continued, "If you want prices to go down -- Econ 101, you want prices to go down, you want more choices, more options, more competition, and prices fall," he said. "What does Obamacare do? Fewer choices, less options, less competition, prices rise. If you want people to have access to health insurance, you want prices to fall."
moe at link....................
www.cnn.com/2017/09/24/politics/cruz-paul-graham-cassidy/index.html