Kristen McDonald Rivet: “In my district, 70% of our jobs pay less than $60,000 a…”

“… to pay your bills, put a little bit away and take your kids on vacation every once in a while. But the dream is further and further out of reach. In my district, 70% of our jobs pay less than $60,000 a year. So this health care crisis that Republicans have created a trillion dollar in Medicaid cuts and, and gutting the ACA in order to pay for the tax break for the ultra wealthy is making things so much harder.” (13:48–13:54)

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