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Becca Balint: “We could fund the ACA tax credits for 10 years, for a…”

Featuring: Becca Balint, Democratic | U.S. House Vermont At-Large Congressional District

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Rep. Becca Balint spars with Budget Dir. Russell Vought

Published | Video Starts at 04:59

Mr. Mr. Vote, Mr. Vote. With the money that is set aside in this budget, the additional funding for the war in Iran, $350 billion. We could fund the ACA tax credits for 10 years, for a decade. And I can tell you what my constituents want to know. How is it that we can continue to spend money on foreign wars and yet we cannot find a solution to the fact that people can't afford health care? (04:59–05:07)

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Asserts that the budget for the war in Iran could fund ACA tax credits for a decade.

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