Edward Markey: “Jeffrey's health insurance costs $3,600 a year. It's going…”

“It's not a benefit, it's a must for the struggling families and for the working families that are residents of here in Massachusetts and I'm sure, around the nation. Thank you. Thank you, Jeffrey. And again, for Jeffrey, right now his Jeffrey's health insurance costs $3,600 a year. It's going to go to $12,000 a year. It's an $8,400 increase for Jeffrey. And again, you're not wealthy. If you qualify to be in the Connector. It's a very limited income which you can have, and the same as Jeffrey.” (21:05–21:16)

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