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Tammy Baldwin: “If Congress doesn't act, [the enhanced protection premium…”

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

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U.S. Senators Baldwin, Schumer, and Shaheen Call On GOP to Pass Affordable Care Act Tax Breaks

Published | Video Starts at 12:29

So the open marketplace is the difference between being able to hire, retain and keep the doors open or losing staff to jobs at companies that provide health insurance. But this tax … If Congress doesn't act, [the enhanced protection premium tax credits] program is going to expire at the end of the year. … costs for over 24 million Americans, including pricing about 4 million of those Americans entirely out of the market. That's what's predicted that about 4,4 million Americans will no longer be able to afford health insurance. (12:29–12:35)

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Asserts that the program will expire at the end of the year without congressional action.

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