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Al Franken: If the individual mandate is repealed, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that 13 million more people will be…

On the recordNovember 28, 2017
If the individual mandate is repealed, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that 13 million more people will be uninsured and that premiums will go up by 10 percent.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken warns about the consequences of repealing the individual mandate on insurance coverage.

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