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Chuck Schumer: “People will go bankrupt, people will get sick, people will…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 10:37

Hear that Mr. Speaker? That's your constituents. Good Americans in your own state will suffer the most if the ACA premiums expire People will go bankrupt, people will get sick, people will die [if ACA premiums expire]. All because the speaker chose to keep the House on vacation rather than come to work and negotiate with Democrats to fix this healthcare crisis and end their Trump shutdown. (10:37–10:48)

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Asserts that the expiration of ACA premiums will lead to severe consequences for individuals.

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