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Mazie Hirono: “The first thing that's going to happen, for whoever this person that Trump is going to nominate will do two things. One…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2020
The first thing that's going to happen, for whoever this person that Trump is going to nominate will do two things. One, she or he will strike down the Affordable Care Act when already 55 million people are without health care, and all the millions of people with pre-existing conditions will be out in the cold.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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msnbc.com

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Hirono outlines the potential consequences of Trump's Supreme Court nominee on healthcare and abortion rights.

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