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'This Is 100% Avoidable': Tammy Baldwin Slams GOP For Healthcare Cost Increases Amid Govt. Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 02:07

For an average family of four, their premiums are skyrocketing by nearly $17,000. For an average 60 year old couple, they will be paying more than $24,000 for health care next year. We found some folks, A 60-year-old couple in northwest Wisconsin making $85,000 a year will have to pay $33,000 more for their premiums next year. Yes, that's $33,000. And every one of these numbers has a face behind it, a story behind it. They all have to put their budgets together, figure out how the paycheck is going to last for the full month. (02:07–02:21)

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