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Angie Craig: “The law is as unambiguous as congressional Republicans…”

Featuring: Angie Craig, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, 2nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 03:14

Their hands are not tied. Their hands are not tied. The law is clear. The law is as clear as this administration's cruelty is as clear. The law is as unambiguous as congressional Republicans desire to let the ACA tax credits expire. It is unconscionable, it is egregious, and it is illegal. I'm calling on the President to do the right thing and the moral thing, which coincidentally offers him a chance to do something he rarely does, which is follow the law. (03:14–03:23)

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Asserts that congressional Republicans desire to let the ACA tax credits expire.

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