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Jeff Merkley: “This battle over the reconciliation bill is all about costs…”

Featuring: Jeff Merkley, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Oregon

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Grocery prices up, utility prices up. Rent prices up and nothing from the Republicans and nothing from Trump to help these families. That's the real message of today. Thank you, Senator Merkley. This battle over the reconciliation bill is all about costs. Chaos and corruption costs $70 billion and not a penny going to health care, housing, education, helping people with the price of gas at the pump. Nothing that American families are suffering from. $70 billion. And let's talk about. Well, let's talk about chaos. Not a single common sense reform for ICE or CBP who have been acting like secret police terrorizing communities across this country. (03:42–04:00)

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Asserts that the reconciliation bill costs $70 billion with no funds allocated to health care, housing, or education.

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