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Patty Murray: “Republicans started saying let's scrap the Affordable Care…”

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Patty Murray Torches GOP Over Healthcare Cuts, Defends No-Vote On Spending Bill To Reopen Gvmt.

Published | Video Starts at 01:53

Republicans have gone from saying nothing about health care costs all year long to saying later, later, later, even after we are over a week into open enrollment and and wasting every bit of time we had for real negotiations. Then, incredibly, Republicans started saying let's scrap the Affordable Care act altogether. Let's end protections for pre existing conditions. By refusing to work with Democrats on a solution before open enrollment started, Republicans have already pushed millions of Americans off the health care cliff. (01:53–02:02)

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Asserts that Republicans proposed ending the ACA and its protections for pre-existing conditions.

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