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Maria Cantwell: “Well, if the Senator would yield for another question. I am assuming that you think affordability is the key. I…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2025
Well, if the Senator would yield for another question. I am assuming that you think affordability is the key. I certainly think affordability is the key. Nobody wants to subsidize expensive health insurance. We want to create market mechanisms to drive down the costs of health insurance, not just spend money to buy expensive insurance, whether you buy it through the tax credit or buy it through a health savings account. We want to create those mechanisms. So, again, all of this is going to take place in November and December--right now, in December. So somehow you would make some calculation in January about what would go into a savings account or are you thinking of a flat number?
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Discussing the importance of affordability in health insurance during a Senate debate.

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