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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
If you were to adopt the bill, the reconciliation bill, the Republican repeal of the Affordable Care Act that went to President Obama, which he vetoed, we would immediately see premiums go up even further, significantly further, 20 to 25 percent in the individual market, and you would see 18 million people becoming uninsured in the first year of the plan.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen warns about the negative effects of repealing the Affordable Care Act.

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