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Maria Cantwell: “They cited the impending failure of the tax credits and the…”

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 12:54

We know that increased rates are something that we could deal with in Congress. In fact, some of those applications actually cited Congress's inability to act as the reason why they expected rates to go up. They cited the impending failure of the tax credits and the rising cost of providing health care because of tariffs and inflation. The Office of Insurance Commissioner will have to decide what to do in this situation. (12:54–13:04)

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Asserts that impending failure of tax credits, tariffs, and inflation are cited as reasons for rising healthcare costs.

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