And now because my Republican colleagues refused to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits, we know that for tens of millions of Americans who are now in the open enrollment period, they are experiencing dramatically increased premiums, copays and deductibles. In some cases working class Americans being asked to absorb increases of 1,000 or $2,000 per month. America is too expensive and something needs to be done about it decisively. I want to talk to you about the government shutdown in just a minute. (01:18–01:27)
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