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James Talarico: “The estimate is 2 million Texans are going to lose their…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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Published | Video Starts at 04:22

And so a lot of our fellow Texans depend on the Affordable Care act, on those subsidies. And so these cuts to the ACA are hurting Texans in particular. And The estimate is 2 million Texans are going to lose their insurance because of these cuts [to the ACA]. So this president who was elected to lower costs has actually made things more expensive. And I think it's why you're seeing such a backlash in this state and in this country. (04:22–04:28)

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Asserts that 2 million Texans will lose insurance due to cuts to the Affordable Care Act.

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