#FactCheck: Nancy Pelosi Claims ObamaCare Is Lowering Healthcare Costs and the Deficit

Sometimes politicians say things that are just so unbelievable, you wonder if they’re simply making it up.

Last night, Nancy Pelosi was interviewed by Chris Hayes on MSNBC and the talk turned to ObamaCare. It was then that she inexplicably claimed that the law is lowering both healthcare costs and the deficit.

Take a look…

Let’s debunk these claims individually.

First, the notion that ObamaCare is lowering healthcare costs is laughable.

While it is true that numerous Democrats promised us that the law would lower costs, it’s been widely reported that healthcare premiums have actually risen by approximately $3,000 per family.

Even members of Pelosi’s own party admit this.

In March, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius—the person charged with implementing the law—admitted healthcare costs were rising. In the last few weeks, everyone from Sen. Chuck Schumer to Pelosi’s California colleague Jackie Speier admitted that same thing.

Now to Pelosi’s claim that the law is lowering the deficit.

Again, this is just plain false. Despite the numerous taxes contained in ObamaCare, the Government Accountability Office reported that the law is adding 6.2 trillion to the deficit.

It would probably be more surprising if it were anyone other than Pelosi. Remember, this is the same leader who said our country doesn’t have a spending problem, told us we’d have to pass ObamaCare so we could find out what’s in it, and was recently voted the least-liked leader in Congress.

We’re going to continue to hold Nancy Pelosi accountable, but remember, it’s President Obama’s number one goal to make her Speaker again “pretty soon.” He said it just this year. That’s just too big a risk to take.

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