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Abdul El-Sayed: “We're fighting for subsidies for health insurance for 25…”

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Published July 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:01

Or rebuilding a public health infrastructure that RFK Jr. Is all but ruining right now. You think about what it means to take on the health care challenges we have, right? We're fighting for subsidies for health insurance for 25 million people. when we should really be having the conversation about Whether or not 350 million people should have to worry about premiums at all. Right? (09:01–09:06)

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Asserts that there is an ongoing effort to secure health insurance subsidies for 25 million people.

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