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Pete Buttigieg: “If Republicans hadn't gotten rid of that help on health care…”

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

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Pete Buttigieg Returns to Fox News

Published | Video Starts at 12:29

I was asking you, how do you make life more affordable for the average American? I just told you, we cut the cost of health care. Right. And also If Republicans hadn't gotten rid of that help on health care premiums, premiums would be lower. So we should make healthcare premiums lower instead of higher the way congressional Republicans raised them. We should make sure wages are higher instead of keeping them stuck where they are. (12:29–12:35)

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Asserts that healthcare premiums would be lower if Republicans had not removed certain assistance.

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