Obamacare “architect” Jonathan Gruber claimed he made a “speak-o” in a couple of addresses from 2012 when he told audiences that Obamacare subsidies would only flow through state exchanges.
Those videos came back to haunt Gruber after an appeals court recently ruled that Obamacare subsides are illegal in states with federally run exchanges.
Yet another video of a Gruber “speak-o” has been discovered. This one is from later in 2012:
…and Speak-o was his name-o http://t.co/Bdr7GfMlUJ via @ColossusRhodey
— Hube (@ColossusRhodey) July 27, 2014
Gruber saga continues. http://t.co/miV9rhcWmw
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) July 28, 2014
In the video, Gruber said “we’re going to have 50 different exchanges” — one in each state. No mention of a federal backup for states that didn’t set up their own exchange. Add another one to the “Gruber vs. Gruber” stack.
@JonahNRO twist & shout!!! move along folks…there's nothin here to see.
— Jonny Cabernet (@Inflatulation) July 28, 2014
"@JonahNRO: Gruber saga continues. http://t.co/aKXpeaJGha" And the MSM will continue to cover for him.
— Geoff Caldwell (@geoffcaldwell) July 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/rubedawg1061/status/493586731351175168
Gruber’s sales pitch to convince states to get moving on their own exchanges continue to bite both him and the Obama administration while they’re arguing for the legality of subsidies for states that have federal exchanges.
https://twitter.com/RyanLGustafson/status/493586511384686593
https://twitter.com/RyanLGustafson/status/493586646965559298
@RyanLGustafson @MelissaTweets @JonahNRO yup. Without this, there was no reason for any state to set up an exchange.
— The H2 (@TheH2) July 28, 2014
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