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Tim Kaine: “If you're between 100% and 130%, slightly above the poverty…”

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

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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%. If you're between 100% and 130%, slightly above the poverty level, your premium is going to go up by 95%. Even Republicans want to fix this. People are hurting now. Let's fix it now. But the second issue that's very important to me, and I don't challenge Senator Fetterman saying that John Thune is an honorable guy. (05:12–05:21)

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