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Zach Wahls: “My sister is one of the over 100,000 Iowans whose healthcare…”

Featuring: Zach Wahls, Democratic | Iowa Senate, District 43

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Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate seat in Iowa take part in forum

Published | Video Starts at 45:46

Can you talk about how the expiration of these tax credits impacts everyday Iowans? And why is protecting access to affordable health care so important? My sister is one of the over 100,000 Iowans whose healthcare premiums went up because these tax credits expired. She saw the cost of her premium triple as a result of the vote that Ashley Hinson took to end this investment in lowering the cost of health care for a lot of middle class Iowa families. (45:46–45:55)

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Asserts that over 100,000 Iowans, including his sister, faced increased healthcare premiums due to expired tax credits.

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