Here is what Republican Senators said when the question was posed to them.

“Jeff Stein
Why will this bill reduce premiums? How will it lead to the outcome you’re describing?

Sen. John Boozman
Well, again, like I said, that’s what we’re working through here. I’m not going to negotiate the bill now. We’re in a situation where that is the outcome.

I know that the course we’re going down is simply not sustainable. The other problem we’ve got is that premiums were held down through the election; the premiums, in my state, the increase will be at least 20 to 25 percent. That’s what the insurance commissioners are telling me. I think we’re on an unsustainable course.

Jeff Stein
But I’m curious why you believe this bill will fix that problem. What’s the mechanism for fixing it?

Sen. John Boozman
It’s working together and coming up with a bill that does do that. Because we’re in a situation with Obamacare that, again, we don’t have a sustainable product.”