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Mark Pocan: “Today was the last day for filing for the Affordable Care…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Rep. Pocan Discusses Trump's Healthcare "Plan" on MS NOW

Published | Video Starts at 06:36

Republicans are in trouble. He knows he has to say something. He doesn't realize that what he would really have to do is do something. Well, Today was the last day for filing for the Affordable Care Act. That's why he [Trump] timed it with that today. But we know, I think the last I saw at least 1.4 million fewer people signed up for it because of those increased rates because of what Donald Trump did in the big ugly law. (06:36–06:41)

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Asserts that the timing of Trump's announcement was aligned with the last day for Affordable Care Act enrollment.

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