The President of the United States fought all the way to the Supreme Court. To keep from feeding hungry children from money that Congress appropriated for that purpose. In the event of a shutdown. We passed legislation that will strip an estimated 17 million Americans of their health insurance. At a time when Americans are looking to us to help them and solve problems. Now, the Affordable Care act is not perfect. But do we really want to say to 22 million people, because Congress. (17:07–17:13)
CLAIM
Asserts that recent legislation will cause 17 million Americans to lose health insurance.
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