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## Video: Mitch McConnell Defends Reworked Health Care Bill

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_Published 2017-07-13. In a high-stakes bid for conservative support, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to demands from Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to allow insurers to sell low-cost, skimpier plans as part of a new health care bill._


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## Transcript

I remain disappointed that our Democratic friends made clear early on they did not want to engage in a serious bipartisan effort to solve this issue. But they have a renewed opportunity to engage now. I hope they will take it. As before, it aims to stabilize and reform the collapsing insurance markets that have left too many with no options. And it aims to make insurance more affordable and more flexible so it's something Americans actually want to buy. For those stuck with Obama care insurance, they don't want or can't afford, we don't think they should be forced to buy it any longer. For those who buy insurance on an exchange and want to continue doing so, we want them to have lower premiums and more choices.

For those tired of healthcare decisions being outsourced to far off bureaucrats, we want to transfer many of those decisions back to them, and to their doctors. We also want to strengthen Medicaid. For those who need it most by giving states more flexibility while ensuring that those who are allowing this program don't have the rug pulled out from under them. The draft we just discussed like the one before it addresses all of these objectives. It would again give Americans more tools for managing their own care. And this time, go even further. It would again devote significant resources to the fight against the opioid crisis, and this time, go even further.

The revised draft improves on the previous version in a number of ways. All while retaining the fundamental goals of providing stability and improving affordability.

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