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Chuck Schumer: “Democrats have been very clear from the start, we need to…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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That's cruel. But it's what Republicans have tried to do with health care for decades. We all remember the moment when John McCain rebuked his party to preserve it. Democrats have been very clear from the start, we need to lower people's health care costs. We need to reopen the government. We need to extend the ACA premium credits. That is what a majority of Americans want. Now on Omer Noutra, my late constituent from New York. (06:11–06:17)

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Asserts that Democrats aim to lower health care costs.

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