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Dick Durbin: “Republicans in Congress also refused to extend the…”

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 02:53

Because the signature was missing on one of the dozens of pages in the form you had to submit to prove that you're unable to work. In addition to creating this work requirement, Republicans in Congress also refused to extend the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits in their big, beautiful bill. Tax breaks for wealthy people, but no benefits for those trying to pay their health insurance premiums. 24 million Americans rely on these tax credits to afford their health insurance, but they expired at the end of last year. (02:53–03:02)

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Asserts that Republicans refused to extend ACA's enhanced premium tax credits.

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