Dick Durbin: “More than 92,000 people living in my state have lost or…”

“While we're at it, we decided these folks need to have an additional expense of health insurance premiums, according to my Republican colleagues. Yesterday, the Chicago Tribune newspaper reported that More than 92,000 people living in my state have lost or dropped 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.” (03:50–04:04)

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