Democrat Ami Bera Refuses To Rule Out Insurance Company Bailout

February 19, 2014

Yesterday, Ami Bera refused to oppose a taxpayer-funded bailout of big insurance companies stuck with expensive policies due to the failure of young people to enroll in ObamaCare. The bailout, known as the “risk corridor” provision, allows for the government to use taxpayer dollars to cover insurance company losses.

When asked, “Would you vote, yes or no, if it came down to the government bailing out the insurance companies because they got stuck with these policies and not enough young people?”

Bera replied, “I think we have to be flexible.”

This isn’t the first time Bera has put the interests of big business ahead of families. Bera voted to delay ObamaCare’s employer mandate but refused to vote to delay the individual mandate.