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Dick Durbin: “Millions of Americans nationwide lost their insurance…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Delivers Floor Speech Denouncing The Trump Administration's Attacks On Americans' Health Care

Published | Video Starts at 04:08

… their health insurance this year due to the skyrocketing premiums and the Republican policy change eliminating tax benefits to help people pay for their health insurance. Illinois is no outlier. Millions of Americans nationwide lost their insurance coverage because the Republican decision to change the policy priced them out of care. Listen to one of the stories. Sharon Dunham from Grand Rapids, Michigan told the Wall Street Journal that she beat cancer twice and has multiple health challenges, but she had to drop her insurance altogether. (04:08–04:18)

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Asserts that millions lost insurance due to Republican policy changes.

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