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Cory Booker: “Costs across the board have gone up, as I said, between $4,000 and $5,000 for the average family, but for other…”

On the recordOctober 8, 2026
Costs across the board have gone up, as I said, between $4,000 and $5,000 for the average family, but for other families, they see their healthcare costs go up and skyrocket.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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Booker addresses economic impacts during the debate.

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