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Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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"Millions Will Know Who to Blame," Tammy Baldwin Sounds Alarm on GOP Health Care Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 01:26

And these that I'm sharing right now are just statewide averages. For some folks, the reality will be much, much worse. A 60 year old couple in Barron County, a rural county In Wisconsin, making $85,000 a year will see an increase of over 800% in their premiums. That is a $33,000 increase, more than a third of their entire income just to get health care for the year. And behind all of these statistics are real people. (01:26–01:42)

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