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Tina Smith: “We have a president who is giving tax breaks to…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 08:09

And she said, first of all, she said, I want to Write to thank you for fighting for affordable health care. So people, I think, are paying attention to what this fight is all about. They understand that We have a president who is giving tax breaks to gazillionaires but can't find the money to lower health care premiums. for people that are just regular people. So she says, I logged on to my account today and found that my monthly premium is increasing from $1,000 a month, which is a lot, to $3,163 a month. (08:09–08:20)

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Asserts that the President prioritizes tax breaks for the wealthy over reducing health care premiums.

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