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Brian Schatz: “Last year when the government was shut down over a health…”

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

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Schatz: Instead Of Lowering Costs, Republicans Are Spending $70 Billion On Rogue Agency

Published | Video Starts at 07:53

And not just of diesel, but of fertilizer, which is an input for our agricultural industry. So everything is getting more expensive at the same time that we're spending $2 billion a day. Just to give you context, Last year when the government was shut down over a health care fight, the amount in question was $23 billion for a year's worth of the Affordable Care Act's tax credit. That's about 11 days worth of this war. And so don't let anybody tell you that there's not enough money. There is enough money. (07:53–08:04)

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Asserts that the government shutdown over health care involved $23 billion for ACA tax credits.

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