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Michael Bennet: “In my state of Colorado, the result of [removing subsidies]…”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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Bennet Slams Trump Administration on Senate Floor for Playing Politics with SNAP Benefits.

Published | Video Starts at 02:06

All we're doing is having a debate about whether or not President Trump and his colleagues among across the aisle here in the Senate want to take away those subsidies from the American people. Mr. President, In my state of Colorado, the result of [removing subsidies] is going to be that people's health insurance prices are going to double. At least in some places, they might triple. In some places, they might go up 400%, is what the governor's office is saying to us. (02:06–02:14)

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Asserts that removing subsidies will cause health insurance prices to double in Colorado.

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