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Tina Smith: “Farmers and ranchers, small businesses who rely on the…”

Featuring: Tina Smith, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Minnesota

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Calling on Republicans to reverse their cuts that kick 15M Americans off of their health insurance.

Published | Video Starts at 13:50

… federal government shut down rather than working with Democrats to try to figure out how to solve this problem. And I can tell you Minnesotans are not happy about this. Farmers and ranchers, small businesses who rely on the health insurance exchange to buy their insurance, they are struggling to make a profit. Right now. They and Donald Trump and Republicans are making it worse by raising the cost of their health insurance to levels that they cannot afford. (13:50–13:59)

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Asserts that farmers, ranchers, and small businesses are struggling financially due to health insurance costs.

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