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Peter Welch: “The health care system is not working for the American…”

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

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Welch Opposes RFK Jr.’s Nomination in the Senate Finance Committee

Published | Video Starts at 02:18

The priority for Mr. Kennedy is about the vaccines and his theory of that. And we need reliable vaccines and not conspiracy theorists on that. But you know, The health care system is not working for the American people. It is too costly. Our employers who care deeply about providing employer sponsored health care can't afford these premiums. The folks who are getting their insurance on their own can't afford it. (02:18–02:26)

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Asserts that the American health care system is not functioning well and is too expensive.

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