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Ben Wikler: “Republicans fought tooth and claw to keep [the world where…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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Democrats Best Weapon Against MAGA _ Ben Wikler Interview

Published | Video Starts at 49:51

To where people are chained to bullshit jobs because they need health insurance and they can only get it through their employer. It was a way of locking people in, often to things that they hated. And Republicans fought tooth and claw to keep [the world where people are chained to jobs for health insurance]. that world, to keep those rules, to keep those chains on people. And Democrats broke those chains. Like the Democrats passed with no Republican votes and a constant Republican attempt to rip these. (49:51–49:54)

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Asserts that Republicans opposed changes to health insurance that would free people from job dependency.

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