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Bernie Sanders: “The Republican bill also cuts tax credits for the Affordable…”

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Where We Are With The Government Shutdown | Sen. Bernie Sanders

Published October 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:23

It is not shocking to understand or surprising to understand that 50,000 of them will die unnecessarily every single year. That's what we're looking at. And then on top of all that, The Republican bill also cuts tax credits for the Affordable Care Act. A study just came out yesterday from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit health care organization, and its findings are pretty clear. (02:23–02:28)

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Asserts that the Republican bill reduces ACA tax credits.

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