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Tim Kaine: “Folks health care premiums are spiking largely because of…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Sens Kaine and Paul Discuss Trump's Dangerous Foreign Policy, Gov. Shutdown, & Health Care Increases

Published | Video Starts at 04:55

And why not vote to reopen and then begin conversations, debates, negotiations? Shannon, there's two issues that really are driving us. One is the fact that Folks health care premiums are spiking largely because of the reconciliation bill that the Republicans passed in the summer. For example, in Virginia, if you are at 100% of poverty or below, you just got to notice this week that your health care premium is going up by 2000%. (04:55–05:03)

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Asserts that health care premiums are increasing due to a Republican reconciliation bill.

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