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Tim Kaine: “Many Republican senators and House members are saying, we…”

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

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Kaine Joins CNN to Discuss Government Shutdown, Epstein's Emails about Trump, and Venezuela

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Well, it'll be back to square one. What will the deal be that will reopen government? You know what Democrats want. Our top goal is to fix the health care system. Many Republican senators and House members are saying, we know we need to fix some of the damage that was caused by the reconciliation bill, particularly we need to stop people's health insurance premiums from skyrocketing. But the Republican position in the Senate was ironclad for 40 days. We will only talk about that health care fix once government is reopened. (03:17–03:30)

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Asserts that the reconciliation bill caused damage, including skyrocketing health insurance premiums.

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