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Mike Kennedy: “I've heard stories of $600,000 a year. People are still…”

Featuring: Mike Kennedy, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 3rd Congressional District

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Utah Rep. Mike Kennedy speaking to media about government shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 11:03

We know, and that is an important question as well, we know that there's waste, fraud and abuse and that program as well as many others, and we need to reform the program. I've heard stories of $600,000 a year. People are still getting premium benefits associated with this. Families that are making 600 grand a year. So that family that you're describing, a 400% increase in their premiums, that's something that we need to work on, making less than 60, $70,000 a year. (11:03–11:10)

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