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Mike Lawler: “The fact is that for the 7% of people who rely on the…”

Featuring: Mike Lawler, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 17

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A 12 rounder between Congressman Mike Lawler and Hugh Hewitt

Published | Video Starts at 02:36

There was, there was disagreement within our conference on a few fronts, but this is something that I felt very strongly about, both from a political standpoint, but also from a policy standpoint. Doing nothing was not a solution. The fact is that for the 7% of people who rely on the enhanced premium tax credit, they are going to see an exponential spike. And we have been pushing leadership for months to say, okay, we, we need a Republican plan. We need to address the issue of health care affordability. (02:36–02:46)

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Asserts that 7% of people relying on the enhanced premium tax credit will see a significant increase in costs.

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