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Brian Schatz: “Ending subsidies that helped 22 million Americans to afford…”

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 03:17

Why are we spending a billion dollars on a ballroom when gas is at $4.53 nationally and $5.64 in Hawaii? What possible justification is there for, on the one hand, Ending subsidies that helped 22 million Americans to afford health care. and then turning around and bankrolling a new building just so Donald Trump can throw fancy parties for his rich friends. And that sounds like something that I'm making up, but that's literally what this is. (03:17–03:22)

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Asserts that subsidies helping 22 million Americans afford health care are ending.

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