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Abdul El-Sayed: “Every single dollar that DTE is spending is a down payment…”

Featuring: Abdul El-Sayed, Podcast Host, America Dissected | National

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Published | Video Starts at 45:26

But they want to spend it to get the congresswoman elected. Why? Because at the end of the day, they know that they're going to have a safe seat doing their bidding instead of yours. Every single dollar that DTE is spending is a down payment on knowing that they can raise your rates. Every single dollar that Blue Cross Blue Shield spends in this race is a down payment on raising your premium. All right. Every single dollar. Thank you, doctor. (45:26–45:32)

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Asserts that DTE's campaign spending is intended to secure future rate increases.

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