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Chris Murphy: “Upwards of 16 million people [will be] off of their health…”

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

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Senator Chris Murphy Criticizes Proposed Bill for Economic Inequality and Healthcare Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 03:13

… very least make changes so that lives are spared and let's just be honest, when you're talking about almost a trillion dollars in Medicaid cuts, when you're talking about throwing Upwards of 16 million people [will be] off of their health care [if the bill is passed]. you are talking about life and death stakes. This isn't just about impacting the quality of someone's life. This is about ending people's lives. (03:13–03:16)

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Asserts that the bill will result in 16 million people losing their health care.

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