WEBVTT - Rep. Kathy Castor Talks Trump Tariffs

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<v Speaker 1>We're continuing to get headlines updates on everything related to

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<v Speaker 1>trade as the US does get toward that July ninth

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<v Speaker 1>deadline that is set to be extended to August. First,

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<v Speaker 1>for tariffs, some headlines that we're just getting in the

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<v Speaker 1>last few minutes. The US will impose twenty five percent

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<v Speaker 1>tariff on imports from Kazakhstan, forty percent tariffs on Laos imports.

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<v Speaker 1>Malaysia will see twenty five percent tariffs on Malaysian products.

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<v Speaker 1>South Africa thirty percent tariffs on their products. This comes

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<v Speaker 1>after earlier this afternoon we heard from the President who

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<v Speaker 1>said that the US will impose the twenty five percent

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<v Speaker 1>tariff on goods from Japan and a twenty five percent

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<v Speaker 1>tariff on South Korean goods effective August. First, I want

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<v Speaker 1>to bring in Representative Kathy Caster. She's a Democrat who

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<v Speaker 1>represents the fourteenth District of Florida. It includes Tampa and

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<v Speaker 1>parts of Hillsboro County. Representative, it's good to have you

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<v Speaker 1>with us. Thanks so much for joining us. While we

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<v Speaker 1>had you on, we had you booked to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>what Democrats have is their path forward after the passage

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<v Speaker 1>of what President Trump refers to as the one big

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<v Speaker 1>beauty bill. We'll get to that in a few minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>But because of your work with commerce, and because of

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<v Speaker 1>your work on manufacturing, we got to start with tariffs.

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<v Speaker 1>And what we're hearing from the White House right now

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<v Speaker 1>are tariff's the right way in your view to bring

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<v Speaker 1>manufacturing back to the United States.

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<v Speaker 2>Tariffs can play a very important role when they're targeted

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<v Speaker 2>and strategic. The problem is that the president is all

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<v Speaker 2>over the map. This is chaotic. Businesses do not know

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<v Speaker 2>how to grapple with them and respond. And these recent

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<v Speaker 2>tariffs announced today against our allies Japan and South Korea

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<v Speaker 2>and other Asian nations.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we were.

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<v Speaker 2>Trying to build a wall to counter China and everything

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<v Speaker 2>all of their malign activities when it comes to trade.

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<v Speaker 3>So I really this is a head scratcher.

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<v Speaker 2>Why you build up these tensions with our best trading

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<v Speaker 2>partners and allies and business owners here cross the state

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<v Speaker 2>of Florida are wondering that as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Why are they facing higher.

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<v Speaker 2>Costs at a time when now with the big ugly bill,

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<v Speaker 2>you're adding almost four trillion dollars to the national debt.

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<v Speaker 3>That's also sure to fuel inflation.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll talk about the bill in just a minute. One

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<v Speaker 1>more on tariffs, though, I want to also say the

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<v Speaker 1>S and PF i've been down about one point one percent.

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<v Speaker 1>It did fall a little more than that just after

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<v Speaker 1>we heard from the President via truth Social and the

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<v Speaker 1>announcement of those additional tariffs or those tariffs, the clarification

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<v Speaker 1>of those tariffs on those countries that I just mentioned.

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<v Speaker 1>You did say that if tariffs are targeted, they can

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<v Speaker 1>play a role in bringing manufacturing back to the United States.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the tariffs that the President has implemented or that

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<v Speaker 1>are implemented right now, which ones do you agree with?

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<v Speaker 1>Which ones are the right way to bring manufacturing back

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<v Speaker 1>to the US.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't really point to some.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, a few years ago, we had targeted solar

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<v Speaker 2>modules because we know that the Chinese has been dumping

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<v Speaker 2>solar panels and all of those kind of and that

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<v Speaker 2>was one strategic way to at a time when we're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to reshore all of the clean energy elements to

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<v Speaker 2>build up our own supply chains that we used.

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<v Speaker 3>To own in America.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, you know, a targeted effort like that

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<v Speaker 2>could be very smart as part of a broad based strategy.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just don't see a broad based strategic strategy

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<v Speaker 2>right now when it comes to manufacturing. As a matter

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<v Speaker 2>of fact, the Big A Bill just throws a branch

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<v Speaker 2>into the manufacturing boom we had underway in the US.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, let's talk about that bill, Trump's big beautiful Bill

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<v Speaker 4>that you have publicly called the Big Ugly Bill. You've

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<v Speaker 4>also said that it's fiscally irresponsible and morally wrong and

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<v Speaker 4>an abdominal transfer of wealth from the working class to

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<v Speaker 4>the wealthy. What specific provisions in the bill that has

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<v Speaker 4>now become a lot do you find most troubling.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, never before have we adopted a piece of legislation

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<v Speaker 2>that gives tex cuts to the wealthiest Americans while at

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<v Speaker 2>the same time you are cutting healthcare for seventeen million Americans,

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<v Speaker 2>You're taking away food assistance from seniors and veterans and children,

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<v Speaker 2>You're cutting pelgrants and student loans. So this is completely

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<v Speaker 2>out of whack, and it's going to be very costly

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<v Speaker 2>ultimately for many American businesses and definitely American consumers and families.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the bill, though at this point, has become law.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's essentially what we're talking about is water under

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<v Speaker 1>the bridge and we'll get to the idea of whether

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<v Speaker 1>or not democratic leadership did enough to stop this from

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<v Speaker 1>becoming law. But where do you go? Now? What are

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<v Speaker 1>you going to do about this?

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<v Speaker 2>It will be very important for American businesses and families

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<v Speaker 2>to understand the impact.

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<v Speaker 3>The one one piece of.

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<v Speaker 2>It that has not gotten a lot of attention are

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<v Speaker 2>the energy provisions. You remember, the President ran on a

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<v Speaker 2>promise that he's going to lower electricity bills. But all

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<v Speaker 2>of the analysis now say that when you yank back

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<v Speaker 2>all of the clean energy tax credits, it's a recipe

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<v Speaker 2>for higher electric costs. All of the analysis coming in

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<v Speaker 2>say higher electric bills for businesses and consumers alike.

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<v Speaker 3>They're throwing a.

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<v Speaker 2>Wrench in this manufacturing boom that we had underway due

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<v Speaker 2>to our climate and clean energy law. We had seen

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<v Speaker 2>over one thousand factories open across the country, over four

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<v Speaker 2>hundred thousand jobs created. Now what we're hearing our business

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<v Speaker 2>cancelations all across the EV battery supply chain. And again,

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<v Speaker 2>this is not smart because it's a gift to China.

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<v Speaker 3>China wants to.

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<v Speaker 2>Own, they want the competitive edge on all clean tech manufacturing,

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<v Speaker 2>and we were just starting to build up our supply

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<v Speaker 2>chains are manufacturing so that we can work with allies

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<v Speaker 2>to dominate the clean energy sector. And Republicans and the

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<v Speaker 2>President now have thrown that all away at a time

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<v Speaker 2>when we're also grappling with the higher costs and impacts

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<v Speaker 2>of the climate crisis.

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<v Speaker 3>What a tragic situation. In Texas.

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<v Speaker 2>My community is still rebuilding from Hurricanes Helena and Milton

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<v Speaker 2>that was supercharged by hotter Gulf waters. And that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>climate isn't just about the weather, it's about your wallet.

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<v Speaker 2>And now they have pretty much said we're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to be a leader. We're going to see that to

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<v Speaker 2>China and our Americans are going to have to grapple

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<v Speaker 2>with rising costs over time. It's really a sabotaging, a

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<v Speaker 2>self sabotage of this big, ugly bill.

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<v Speaker 4>Continuing on the subject of climate here, do you think

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<v Speaker 4>that the last minute changes that remove the XI tax

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<v Speaker 4>on wind and solar by that industry, those industries any

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<v Speaker 4>breathing room.

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<v Speaker 3>It helped, but it just wasn't as harmful.

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<v Speaker 2>So you would have seen just a complete death knell

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<v Speaker 2>for clean tech right now if that excise tax had passed.

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<v Speaker 2>But right now we're going to be grappling with rising

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<v Speaker 2>cost and closure of factories. And when you're comparing the

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<v Speaker 2>impacts of tariffs, if tariffs are intended to boost domestic

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<v Speaker 2>manufacturing in the US, then why in the world would

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<v Speaker 2>you throw a wrench into our manufacturing boom that we

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<v Speaker 2>had underway in this country.

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<v Speaker 3>Hopefully many of those businesses.

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<v Speaker 2>Will hang on, but still China will continue to try

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<v Speaker 2>to eat away at a competitive advantage. And while we

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<v Speaker 2>are imposing tariffs on our allies and friends and other

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<v Speaker 2>countries around the world, China is going to move in

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<v Speaker 2>and try to develop those partnerships. It's just it's a

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<v Speaker 2>crazy way to do business, and I'm afraid it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to cost us a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>The Congressman, I want to shift gears and talk a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit about medicaid and the health aspect of this.

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<v Speaker 1>Our producer, Elizabeth Cedrin crunch some numbers here and found

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<v Speaker 1>some really interesting stuff. If you're watching on YouTuber, Bloomberg

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<v Speaker 1>Television or Bloomberg Originals, you can see here. The yellow

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<v Speaker 1>is Hillsborough County, Florida. A portion of that which falls

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<v Speaker 1>which falls into your district. Additionally, other counties as well

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<v Speaker 1>are in your district. But if you look at this,

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<v Speaker 1>a higher portion of folks in this county versus the

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<v Speaker 1>statewide total are actually on annual Medicaid and CHIP enrollment

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<v Speaker 1>in the year of twenty twenty four, more than twenty

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<v Speaker 1>percent versus the statewide of eighteen point seven percent. So

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<v Speaker 1>clearly a lot of people in your district are going

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<v Speaker 1>to be affected by this. How do you plan to

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<v Speaker 1>counter these rollbacks?

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<v Speaker 3>This is going to be very difficult.

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<v Speaker 2>Hospitals, doctors, nurses, the American Cancer Society, you name it.

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<v Speaker 2>They oppose these draconian cuts to people's healthcare because it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to cost lives. The other major impact besides Medicaid,

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<v Speaker 2>especially here in the state of Florida, that people will

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<v Speaker 2>feel by the end of the year, is the end

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<v Speaker 2>to the tax credits for policies offered through the exchange

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<v Speaker 2>through the Healthcare dot gov marketplace under Obamacare, the Affordable

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<v Speaker 2>Care Act. There are four million Floridians that rely on

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<v Speaker 2>those tax credits that help make their premiums and copays affordable.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a lot of small business owners, we have

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of entrepreneurs, many in hospitality, and that has

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<v Speaker 2>been the go to place for affordable, high quality health insurance.

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<v Speaker 2>So while the Republicans sneakily said the Medicaid cuts will

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<v Speaker 2>happen maybe in a couple of years. What we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to see in Florida is a real roll back in

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<v Speaker 2>the ability of folks to afford health insurance for their families.

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<v Speaker 2>That mean small business owners will have to grapple with that,

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<v Speaker 2>and our healthcare providers too, who have been waving red

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<v Speaker 2>flags and saying danger, danger.

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<v Speaker 3>This is going to cost lives and it's going to

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<v Speaker 3>cost money.

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<v Speaker 4>We only have about thirty seconds left, but I want

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<v Speaker 4>to get your take on whether you think Democratic leadership

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<v Speaker 4>did enough to stop this bill from becoming a.

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<v Speaker 2>Law because of the dire consequences. I would say we

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<v Speaker 2>have not done enough. But this is very unpopular. Everywhere

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<v Speaker 2>I go. People are very angry. They're saying, we are

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<v Speaker 2>suffering through an affordability squeeze, and how dare the President

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<v Speaker 2>and the Congress try to pull one over on us

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<v Speaker 2>and make our lives more expensive at a time when

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<v Speaker 2>we really need help in our pocketbooks.

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<v Speaker 1>Congress women, really appreciate you taking the time and joining us.

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<v Speaker 1>Kathy Caster, Representative, a Democrat who represents the fourteenth District

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<v Speaker 1>of Florida. It includes Tampa parts of Hillsboro County. She

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<v Speaker 1>voted against the bill, joining us once again from Tampa Congresswoman,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks so much much