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Patty Murray: “Health care premiums for millions of families are doubling…”

Featuring: Patty Murray, Democratic | U.S. Senate Washington

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Senator Murray's Address to Washington State

Published | Video Starts at 05:20

And because Republicans chose to shut down the government for over a month rather than lift a finger to save tax credits that help our families afford basic coverage, right now, Health care premiums for millions of families are doubling, tripling and more. We are only starting to get the full picture of the damage here in Washington state. We know 19,000 fewer people signed up for health insurance through the marketplace and 28,000 people actively dropped their health coverage across the country. (05:20–05:26)

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Asserts that health care premiums are significantly increasing for many families.

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