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Robert Reich: “I think that that's ridiculous. That's absolutely absurd. In fact, one of the problems that the Republicans ran into is…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2017
I think that that's ridiculous. That's absolutely absurd. In fact, one of the problems that the Republicans ran into is the knowledge that Republicans had who are going to be up for re-election next year, that next year alone, 14 million people would have lost their health insurance, according to the Congressional Budget Office, if there was a repeal of so-called Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act.
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Robert Reich

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Reich argues against the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare, emphasizing the negative impact it would have on millions of Americans.

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