Video: Pelosi Says Jail “Very Fair” Punishment For Not Buying Health Insurance

Conn Carroll / November 13, 2009

According to the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), the House health care bill passed last Friday empowers the federal government to imprison people for up to five years if they willfully refuse to buy federally regulated and approved health insurance.

Shomari Stone of Komo 4 News in Seattle pressed the Speaker on this point yesterday. Watch:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUkzV8h3Wp0[/youtube]

UPDATE: This video has since been marked “private” by an unknown party. We are trying to track down a public version.
UPDATE: It’s back up!
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