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Chuck Schumer: “We know that about 17 million Americans will be ripped off…”

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

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Chuck Schumer and Amy Klobuchar Criticize Republican Healthcare Bill and Its Impact on Rural America

Published | Video Starts at 03:02

Throughout the campaign and for months after President Trump and Republicans promised they would not touch Medicaid. That was a lie. That was a lie. The headlines already prove it. And unfortunately, it's just beginning. We know that about 17 million Americans will be ripped off health care. Tens of thousands will die and premiums and that's going to happen right away, too. The insurance companies have to start health insurance. Insurers have to start setting their premiums in October. (03:02–03:08)

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Asserts that 17 million Americans will lose health care coverage.

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