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Brian Schatz: “Tens of millions of people are specifically going to see a…”

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

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Schatz: People's Health Care Premiums Are Going Up Now, It's Time To Act

Published | Video Starts at 01:44

This is not a political talking point. This is what's going to happen across the country. The idea that this is some Democratic priority or independent priority or Republican priority is nonsense. Tens of millions of people are specifically going to see a 114% increase. and everybody else is in the same risk pool. And so all we're saying is, look, if we were, this is a very damaging issue for Republicans and if we were terribly cynical, we would just let them stew in it. (01:44–01:50)

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