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Brian Schatz: “A billion dollars could cover out-of-pocket costs for…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Schatz Condemns Trump's $1 Billion Ballroom Funding Request As Americans Struggle With Rising Costs

Published | Video Starts at 00:07

Mr. President, a billion dollars goes a very long way, especially in a state like Hawaii. With A billion dollars could cover out-of-pocket costs for insulin for every person in Hawaii for almost 20 years. We could help to provide healthy meals to women, infants and children in need for almost 40 years. We could cover the cost of child care for nearly every child under three in Hawaii for an entire year. (00:07–00:16)

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Asserts that a billion dollars could cover insulin costs for Hawaiians for nearly 20 years.

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