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Tim Walz: “What has the federal government done to reduce the cost of…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Live coverage: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talks end-of-session deal

Published | Video Starts at 08:08

The president of the United states said in 2015 that fixing health care would be the easiest thing possible. He'd do it on day one. There is a responsibility for all of you to hold them accountable. What has the federal government done to reduce the cost of health care? And the answer is absolutely zero. other than throwing people off. So I want people to note our working on HCMC is because the absolute need of this Level 1 Poly Trauma center and the critical state asset that it is. (08:08–08:13)

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Asserts that the federal government has done nothing to reduce health care costs.

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