Before Chuck Schumer Was Blaming Obamacare For Higher Premiums, He Said Focus Of Law Must Be Lowering Costs

Big news today and yet another blow to the implementation of Obamacare.

Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer admitted that Obamacare is raising healthcare costs.

(h/t Weekly Standard)

This is a shocking turn for the New York Senator. He was at the forefront of the healthcare debate in 2009 and 2010.

Now, here’s video of him appearing on a Syracuse, New York television station in 2009 saying that Obamacare has to focus on cutting healthcare costs.

It’s often said that the most dangerous place in Washington is between Chuck Schumer and a camera. Well, if I was President Obama, I’d be more worried about what he’s saying while in front of it.