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Bernie Sanders: “Let's extend these ACA subsidies for another year.”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Published | Video Starts at 02:00

You got a better idea, bring it forward. But what we should agree upon is that you don't raise premiums by 100%, or in some cases, triple or quadruple. Let's take a deep breath. Let's extend these ACA subsidies for another year. Let's have that debate on health care. That's what the American people want. And with that, Mr. President, I would yield to the Senator from Michigan. (02:00–02:06)

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Advocates for the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies.

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