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Bernie Sanders: “The purpose of that cut is to provide a trillion dollars in…”

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

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The Truth About Trump's State of the Union | Sen. Bernie Sanders

Published | Video Starts at 08:03

Trump's so called big beautiful bill is throwing 15 million Americans low income and working class people off the health care they have through a $1 trillion cut to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. By the way, The purpose of that cut is to provide a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the 1%. This year, as a result of Trump's actions, health insurance premiums have doubled, have doubled on average for 20 million Americans in the Affordable Care Act. (08:03–08:09)

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Asserts that the $1 trillion cut is intended to give tax breaks to the wealthiest 1%.

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