People are saying, “Oh, well these were some big bonus to insurance companies.” No. These were payments to insurance companies to make sure that hardworking Americans, who don’t make a lot of money, can have their co-payments taken care of.

It’s a subsidy to do that. And what this, what this decision leading to are higher prices. Some people will not be able to afford health insurance. Or people will have to make very significant choices. And I’m talking about hardworking people, trying to work their way up and out of their situation. It’s going to impose higher costs on their families.

Some people will not be able to afford it. But what I don’t understand, Chuck [Todd], is what are they doing? Are they just passing these things and people are praising what the president did because of politics? I mean, do they understand the impact that this has on families, on people? Read the stories of what these people are saying.

They finally have health insurance, and then the next day they wake up, and now they’re not so sure they can afford it, or whether they’ll be able to have it. What is the purpose of this? I’ve got to say, Chuck, this whole issue is about people. It is not about politics, it is not about numbers. It’s about people. And these congressmen, they’re seemingly willing to do nothing.