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Jennifer McClellan: “80% of the people who purchase on the exchange actually live…”

Featuring: Jennifer McClellan, Democratic | U.S. House Virginia, District 4

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McClellan Joins Al Sharpton on PoliticsNation to Discuss Shutdown, SNAP Benefits and More

Published | Video Starts at 04:37

You know, actually it's closer to 22 million Americans who could see their insurance premium spike, some as much as 114%. These are small business owners and their employees. These are our entrepreneurs. These are our farmers. And about 80% of the people who purchase on the exchange actually live in states that Donald Trump won. So he is hurting the people who voted for him. He is hurting all Americans. And this is on top of the draconian Medicaid cuts in the big ugly law that put our rural hospitals at risk. (04:37–04:44)

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Asserts that 80% of exchange purchasers live in states won by Trump.

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