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Kamala Harris: “I cast the tie breaking vote in the United States Congress…”

Featuring: Kamala Harris, Democrat | Former Vice President of the United States | National

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On the issue of health care in America, my value has always been that access to health care should be a right and not just a privilege of those who can afford it. Which is why I cast the tie breaking vote in the United States Congress that has now allowed us to cap the cost of insulin for seniors at $35 a month. The work that I have been a part of and helped lead about capping the cost of prescription medication for our seniors at $2,000 a year, all born out of … (18:14–18:24)

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Asserts that she cast a tie-breaking vote to cap insulin costs for seniors at $35 a month.

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