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Pete Buttigieg: “A few days ago, the House actually voted to extend the tax…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 00:41

But first, we've got to be clear about something playing out right here at home, which is that millions of Americans health premiums have shot up this month. And it doesn't have to be this way. A few days ago, the House actually voted to extend the tax credits to keep premiums lower. That was led by Democrats, but it passed the Republican House because some Republicans joined in after feeling enormous political pressure from all of us. So are your premiums going to come down now? (00:41–00:47)

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Asserts that the House voted to extend tax credits to lower health insurance premiums.

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