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Peter Welch: “We have 47 votes. We need 13 more.”

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 09:42

We felt it was our responsibility to put a concrete plan on the table that would make certain that Americans across the country did not lose their health care. And Chuck, thank you, because we have 20. We have 47 votes. We need 13 more. The key to that is going to be whether Trump, President Trump, wants to engage and bring the parties together to extend these credits. (09:42–09:47)

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Asserts that there are currently 47 votes in favor of a health care plan, needing 13 more to pass.

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