Just the word to remind everybody what this shutdown is about. If the Republicans prevail, 15 million people will lose their health insurance through massive cuts in Medicaid. According to a variety of studies, 50,000 of our fellow Americans will die unnecessarily each year, every year, because they've been thrown off of health care. 50,000Americans every year dying unnecessarily. In addition, we're going to see over 20 million Americans see a doubling of their health insurance premiums through the Affordable Care act, which are already sky high. (00:13–00:26)
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