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Tim Kaine: “The health care battle is not about health care for illegal…”

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

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Sen. Kaine Discusses Republicans' Refusal to Protect Health Care, Trump's Shutdown, and Elections

Published | Video Starts at 00:18

I know you heard Secretary Duffy there talking about the onuses on the Democrats and that you are fighting to get illegal health care for immigrants. Well, I just got to say, Martha, that's a lie. The health care battle is not about health care for illegal immigrants. and Sean Duffy knows it. It's about millions of Americans who in the last few weeks have gotten premium increase notices that tell them that Donald Trump's big beautiful bill … (00:18–00:23)

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Asserts that the health care debate does not concern providing health care to illegal immigrants.

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