Ben Ray Luján: “Republicans had an opportunity to work with Democrats to get…”

“What Republicans are doing right now is they really don't give a damn how expensive health care is going to be for the American people, plain and simple. Republicans had an opportunity to work with Democrats to get real legislation, real policy included, that would extend these tax credits to make health care more affordable for millions of people across the country. They chose not to. And it's no surprise, Republicans, for the last, I don't know, 10 years or more have voted over 70 times to get rid of the Affordable Care act, to repeal it.” (05:10–05:26)

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