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Elizabeth Warren: “I have no idea why we are having this healthcare hearing today, 48 hours before the House Republicans try to ram through…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2017
I have no idea why we are having this healthcare hearing today, 48 hours before the House Republicans try to ram through a bill that is going to rip health insurance away from 24 million people, raise insurance premiums for seniors by $12,000 a year, and eviscerate the Medicaid program to the tune of $880 billion.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren criticizes the timing of a healthcare hearing amid controversial legislation.

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