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Chuck Schumer: “Tens of millions of Americans are getting letters in the…”

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

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The Republican CR was the wrong option for America a week ago. It remains the wrong option today because it does nothing, absolutely nothing, to solve the biggest healthcare crisis in America. As we speak, Tens of millions of Americans are getting letters in the mail informing them that their health care premiums are about to shoot up by an average of 114%. For a working class family that needs health care, this is a huge increase. It's going to dramatically hurt them. And our Republican colleagues want to do nothing about it. (00:33–00:45)

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