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Sen. Mark Kelly Stands Up to Trump and Hegseth

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday declared Republicans’ health care proposal “dead on arrival,” saying it fails to lower costs for the American people. “Their bill is junk insurance. It’s been repudiated in the past. The American people will repudiate it once again,” Sen. Schumer told reporters. “We should call it what it is: misdirection, smoke and mirrors, a cover up, blocking the ACA tax credits that keep health care costs down.” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) s