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the poverty level. That’s up
to about $32,000 for a
married couple.
While middle-class families are
being taxed to pay for these
government subsidies, they
don’t get help to make their
own coverage affordable. That
explains why only one in six
Obamacare enrollees is in the
middle class. If you don’t get a
large Washington subsidy, the
insurance just isn’t worth it. Of
eligible people who don’t receive
any assistance, only one out of
every 50 bought Obamacare’s
overpriced coverage.
Additionally, the health care law
serves as a barrier for people
trying to enter the middle class.

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Update

The benefits decline rapidly
as income increases. People
earning one to two times the
poverty level generally will
lose about $250 in Obamacare
benefits for every $1,000
increase in their income.
Combining items such as regular
income and payroll taxes,
families in this income range can
lose up to three-quarters of the
extra money they earn.
Republicans are truly standing
up for middle-class taxpayers.
We are offering solutions that
would give Americans access
to the care they need, from the
doctors they choose, at
lower costs.

If the Supreme Court rules
against the administration soon
in the King v. Burwell case, we
will finally have an opportunity
to improve health care for all
Americans. We will take action
to return power to the states and
to let people choose what works
best for their families.
Americans will continue to hear
candidates talk a lot about the
struggles of the middle class
until November 2016. Channeling
my colleague, Sen. Elizabeth
Warren, Hillary Rodham Clinton
recently complained that the
“deck is still stacked in favor of
those at the top.” As long as Mrs.
Clinton supports the president’s
health care law, she will keep
the deck stacked against middleclass Americans.