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Elizabeth Warren: “They paid for those billionaire tax cuts by slashing health…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Government Shutdown: Warren Takes to Senate Floor in Support of Democratic Counter Offer

Published | Video Starts at 01:27

And then just to put a little extra whipped cream on top of their Republican ice cream sundae. They paid for those billionaire tax cuts by slashing health care coverage for millions of Americans. Every single Republican voted for it, and every single Democrat voted against it. And when the Republicans voted to cut health care funding last July, Democrats said, we cannot sign off on a 2026 budget that cuts health care for millions of Americans. (01:27–01:36)

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Asserts that tax cuts for the wealthy were funded by reducing health care coverage for millions.

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