“During the official Republican Party rebuttal to President Barack Obama’s 2014 State of the Union address, House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA) told the story of a woman who claimed her insurance premiums had skyrocketed thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — also known as Obamacare. The Washington Post’s Greg Sargent, however, reported that when she was tracked down, the story about “Bette in Spokane” not only exaggerated the amount of her premium, but that for political reasons, the woman refused to avail herself of federal subsidies…”.* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from David Ferguson / The Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/31/local-reporting-debunks-obamacare-horror-story-from-republican-sotu-response/

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