April 17, 2013 4:25PM 

# Video of Baucus’ ‘Train Wreck’ Comments 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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Perhaps you have now heard that today ObamaCare’s primary author, Sen. Max Baucus (D‑MT), [predicted](https://www.cato.org/blog/max-baucus-obamacares-lead-author-sees-huge-train-wreck-coming-down) a “huge train wreck” when the law takes full effect later this year. Here’s the [video](http://youtu.be/Y9airckwqA8):

Edited for you by the folks at [American Commitment](http://www.americancommitment.org/content/obamacares-principal-author-calls-it-train-wreck). They even coined a hashtag: #trainwreck.

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