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Tammy Baldwin: “There's a projection that the consequences of passage of…”

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

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Senator Tammy Baldwin Discusses Recession Bill Vote and Its Impact on Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 02:59

What are your specific concerns in that area? Because that's something that impacts everyone day to day in this state. Yes. So in that budget reconciliation bill, There's a projection that the consequences of passage of that legislation will result nationally in 17 million people losing their household health care. Some of those people receive their health care through like Badger Care, Medicaid, others will lose their health care because of changes in policy with regard to the Affordable Care act and the lapsing of Tax credits that help people afford the premiums. (02:59–03:09)

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