Chuck Schumer: “Health care costs in Jersey are up 175%.”

“The average family who used to pay $280 a month is now about to pay $1,700 a month. That's a 500% hike. Cory walked in, but I was going to steal his thunder. But health. He'll talk about it. Health care costs in Jersey are up 175%. And this is true in red states and blue states. In fact, it's even worse in red states because they've been so negligent and so cheap about providing Medicaid to people.” (03:38–03:42)

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