Ayanna Pressley: “In a 3 mile radius, life expectancy drops by 30 years [in my…”

“They want to deny children food, ban abortion care, and obstruct the extension of the Affordable Care act subsidies. This is dire for folks in my district where In a 3 mile radius, life expectancy drops by 30 years [in my district]. For my constituent Paula, whose husband lost his job and became ill, the ACA has been their lifeline, carrying them through years of uncertainty as she became his caregiver.” (00:14–00:21)

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