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Elizabeth Warren: “Those were the insurance premiums, which will cause about 5…”

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

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Warren on Republicans' Government Shutdown Day 7: "Where Are The Republican Senators?"

Published | Video Starts at 06:04

In Wisconsin, it's 272,000Americans. In Wyoming, it is 43,000Americans. Look, Democrats are fighting to lower costs for every single one of those Americans. Where are their Republican senators? Those were the insurance premiums, which will cause about 5 million people to lose their coverage because they just can't afford those higher costs. But Republicans are also cutting health care for another 10 million Americans. That's seniors in nursing homes, mamas with newborn babies, and it's your neighbor who needs a wheelchair or a home health aide to be able to live independently. (06:04–06:13)

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Asserts that 5 million people will lose coverage due to unaffordable premiums.

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