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Patty Murray: “They're telling me I'm either going to have to close my…”

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Published | Video Starts at 10:08

Drop their coverage. I know. And the devastation that can come if something awful happens, an accident, an illness. People need health insurance coverage. So entrepreneurs cover themselves. Correct. And They're telling me I'm either going to have to close my business or not offer insurance to myself and my employees. and then we're all going to be in that big pool of people who are costing you money. I talked to a farmer in central Wisconsin who both she and her husband and all their employees use the Affordable Care Act. (10:08–10:15)

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Asserts that business owners face closing or dropping insurance due to high costs.

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