Don Beyer: “Republican leaders have turned their backs on Americans who…”

“I'll be voting no on the Senate's proposed continuing resolution. In the U.S. house, Republican leaders have turned their backs on Americans who are now facing skyrocketing health care costs because of policies they have enacted. Yet they refuse to engage in serious negotiations to put out real solutions. Look, I've said from the beginning, my goal is to end this government shutdown in a way that protects Americans from skyrocketing health care costs, and this bill doesn't do that.” (00:04–00:13)

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