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Tim Walz: “Republicans made it clear that they didn't think health care…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 29:48

You've got enough people on that. But to get them, you're going to have to have some things. That is the same thing that happened here. Republicans made it clear that they didn't think health care was a human right that everybody should got. They asked us to not do that. For us to be able to get a budget done, we were willing to try and compromise. (29:48–29:53)

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Asserts that Republicans do not view health care as a universal human right.

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