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Tammy Baldwin: “My Republican colleagues are simply refusing to act. They've…”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 03:06

What we know is that 4 million Americans will look at the price hike and say, it's too much and I will go without health care. This is 100% avoidable. But My Republican colleagues are simply refusing to act. They've blocked us from giving families relief 10 separate times. But it is not too late to act. Come to the table and address the health care crisis and reopen the government and President Trump come back to the United States and address the crisis American families are staring down right now. (03:06–03:16)

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Asserts that Republican colleagues have blocked relief efforts for families 10 times.

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