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Schumer Shutdown—the Chaos the Dems have Unleashed, and Why

Published October 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 28:45

I was fighting for American citizens whose health care premiums had skyrocketed. And they had skyrocketed because Obamacare was a train wreck. It was a disaster. It Obamacare caused a massive increase in health insurance premiums. It made the health insurance companies rich, and it made millions of ordinary Americans unable to afford health insurance. (28:45–28:50)

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Asserts that Obamacare led to a significant rise in health insurance premiums.

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