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Brian Schatz: “If Congress doesn't act this month, millions of Americans…”

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

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The only way to prevent this suffering is to pass a clean extension of the ACA tax credits.

Published | Video Starts at 01:09

I can't even find 13 people who will verbalize that they would like to avoid this spike in premiums. We have run out of time. And if Republicans want to solve this, there is a very straightforward path. If Congress doesn't act this month, millions of Americans will lose their health care next year because they simply cannot afford to pay hundreds of dollars more every month for the same health care. And tens of millions of people will be forced to cut back on groceries or after school activities for their kids just so they can keep seeing their doctor. (01:09–01:23)

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Asserts that millions of Americans will lose health care if Congress doesn't act this month.

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