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Maria Cantwell: “626,000 Washingtonians and nearly 300,000 on the exchange…”

Featuring: Maria Cantwell, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Washington

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Sen. Cantwell Southwest Washington Health Care Affordability Event

Published | Video Starts at 14:06

Today, 44 million Americans are benefiting from that coverage through the Affordable Care act, representing about one in six people under the age of 65 in our home state. Obviously, 626,000 Washingtonians and nearly 300,000 on the exchange received more coverage [due to the Affordable Care Act]. And that includes people here in Southwest Washington that were helped by the premium tax credits. (14:06–14:18)

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Asserts that the Affordable Care Act increased coverage for 626,000 Washingtonians and nearly 300,000 on the exchange.

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