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Tammy Baldwin: “We're shut down in part because President Trump and…”

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

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Senators Tammy Baldwin & Patty Murray Answer Google Questions on Republicans' Gov't Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 04:51

Why is that? Because Republicans don't want to extend the tax credits for people who are on the aca. We're shut down in part because President Trump and Republicans in Congress refused to negotiate, plain and simple. The big ugly bill was devastating to access to health care for vulnerable Americans. It was a huge tax bill. It gave tax credits and tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations. (04:51–05:02)

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Asserts that the government shutdown is partly due to a refusal to negotiate by President Trump and Republicans.

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