Harris' comments were quickly condemned by Howard Schultz, the billionaire former CEO of Starbucks who is weighing an independent run for president. "I don’t agree with that,'' he said. "The Affordable Care Act should stay and it should be refined. But the thing we should get rid of is the insurance industry? Again, this is exactly the situation ― it’s far too extreme on both sides and the silent majority of America does not have a voice.''