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Maria Cantwell: “As we have a rising baby boomer population reaching…”

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

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Cantwell Highlights Impact of High Health Insurance Costs on Small Business

Published | Video Starts at 07:25

And I will work with any of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to continue and expand that work because it is important. It is important for us to continue to have affordability, particularly in health care. As we have a rising baby boomer population reaching retirement age, we have no other choice but then to focus on affordability. I thank the President and I yield the floor. (07:25–07:34)

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Asserts the necessity of focusing on affordability due to the aging baby boomer population.

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