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Ben Ray Luján: “President Trump brought junk plans back.”

Featuring: Ben Ray Luján, Democratic | U.S. Senate New Mexico

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Published December 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 05:55

So Republicans. Oh, sorry, they just said they're going to repeal first. Right? And then it was repeal and replace. Well, they never did it. What does that mean to folks? President Trump brought junk plans back. Making it okay for the American people to buy some insurance plan, even if they had some chronic disease like cancer, to buy insurance that covers everything but the cancer. (05:55–05:59)

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