Patty Murray: “Hospitals in my state are already closing and laying off…”

“People in my state are going to get letters in the mail next month letting them know that their premiums are set to skyrocket next year. Hospitals in my state are already closing and laying off staff both in my state and around the country because of these Republican health care cuts to the American people. Democrats are fighting to repeal the cuts to lower your costs and to save your health care. To my Republican colleagues, inaction is not an option.” (00:30–00:43)

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