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Tammy Baldwin: “It wasn't until I was in college that I had a policy, a…”

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

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The Wisconsin Trailblazer (w/ Sen. Tammy Baldwin) | The Next Level Sunday Show

Published | Video Starts at 03:43

And you know, back then, if you were somebody with a preexisting health condition, no insurance company had to cover you. And so I basically. They couldn't find any insurance at any price. And so It wasn't until I was in college that I had a policy, a health policy. But I also, it was formative also in the way that I just felt that was wrong when I actually learned the story, because I can tell you, when I was sick, my grandparents did not burden me with their worries. (03:43–03:51)

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Asserts that she did not have health insurance until college.

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