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Jeanne Shaheen: “It will raise the cost of insurance by over 75% on average…”

Featuring: Jeanne Shaheen, Democratic | U.S. Senate New Hampshire

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U.S. Senators Baldwin, Schumer, and Shaheen Call On GOP to Pass Affordable Care Act Tax Breaks

Published | Video Starts at 07:33

Each time, our Republican colleagues have blocked it. And, and if they continue to block this extension, this is what it means. It will raise the cost of insurance by over 75% on average for tens of millions of people in this country. So that's the biggest increase in health insurance premiums in over a decade. In New Hampshire alone, we have over 45,000 people who could lose their health insurance if these tax credits expire. (07:33–07:40)

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Asserts that failure to extend tax credits will increase insurance costs by over 75% for millions.

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