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Peter Welch: “A farmer in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont...said...if we…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Senate Democrats Introduce Three-Year Extension of Health Care Subsidies

Published | Video Starts at 10:13

They need health care. You know, I got a call from a farmer in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. He's a Trump voter, but he said, Peter, I'm paying 900 bucks A farmer in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont...said...if we lose these tax credits, my health care is going to go up to $3,200. And he says, you don't have to worry about me anymore because my family's dropping health care. Well, I do care about him. We all care about him. (10:13–10:27)

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Asserts that a Vermont farmer's health care costs will rise to $3,200 if tax credits are lost.

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