Fight number one right now. That's us. Thanks, Elizabeth. Jeff Merkley is the senator from Oregon. Well, President Trump and the Republican team are driving up the cost of health care to a point that many Americans are not going to be able to afford it. That is a horrendous factor. Either you pay a lot more or you can't afford it at all and you don't have health insurance. That's issue number one that we're addressing with the Democratic alternative. (06:40–06:48)
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