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Chris Murphy: “The President is actually required to spend money in all 50…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Trump's Shutdown: Can The Democrats Save Healthcare? w/ Sen. Chris Murphy

Published | Video Starts at 06:49

So let's just make sure that those premium increases don't go into effect. And then second, let's make sure that if we write a budget that says you have to spend Money in all 50 states, The President is actually required to spend money in all 50 states instead of not spending money in places like California and New York and Connecticut that are represented by Democrats. and spending money in states represented by Republicans. So, I mean, our asks are pretty minimalist. Just don't make the health care system any worse. (06:49–07:06)

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Asserts that the President is required to distribute federal funds across all states, not selectively.

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