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Brian Schatz: “Prices are about to spike disproportionately among people…”

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

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Schatz To House Republicans On Third Week Of Vacation: Get Back To Work

Published | Video Starts at 01:35

Get back to work. We are facing a health care crisis, and we didn't pull this out of some Democratic strategist's lab. And the presiding officer knows this in his home state. Prices are about to spike disproportionately among people who voted for Donald Trump, disproportionately in rural communities, disproportionately among farmers. and they're not going to spike a little. This is not like normally 4% increase is now 7% for 22 million Americans. The price of health care is about to go up 114%. (01:35–01:49)

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Asserts that health care prices will spike disproportionately for Trump voters, rural communities, and farmers.

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