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Jeanne Shaheen: “We've tried three times to advance a bill offering a…”

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 07:17

… to extend those enhanced premium tax credits that so many families rely on in order to be able to afford health insurance. So far this year, as leader Schumer said, We've tried three times to advance a bill offering a permanent extension of the premium tax credits. 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. (07:17–07:27)

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Asserts that Republicans have blocked attempts to extend premium tax credits three times.

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