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Beth Van Duyne: “I know Democrats talked about it two years ago, but I…”

Featuring: Beth Van Duyne, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 24

Rep. Van Duyne On Health Care, Energy Policy

Published March 21, 2022 | Video Starts at 02:27

So I am looking on both sides of the aisle for support on this. I look at Republicans right now as being very proactive and finding solutions for health Care. I know Democrats talked about it two years ago, but I haven't seen any solutions from them in the last two years. I haven't seen anything that would decrease costs. I see us increasing money in our debt, but I don't see people's health care costs going down. (02:27–02:33)

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