The only reason why we are here today and why we had this fight is Donald Trump is pitting rich people and their tax cut against regular hard working folks and he needed a little extra money to try to pay for it. So He kicks people off of Medicaid and he jacks up their prices on their premiums. That's why we wound up in this situation. Your Democratic colleague Jean Shaheen spoke to MSNBC a little earlier. Here's her explanation for why she decided to vote yes after 40 days. (02:32–02:37)
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Asserts that the president's policies are causing people to lose Medicaid and face higher premiums.
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