She and her husband both currently have employers who do not offer them insurance. Together, they spend nearly 35% of their income on health insurance premiums and required out of pocket costs.
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Across the country, health insurance is still unaffordable for millions of American's. I recently heard from a #IL14 nurse from Antioch, who shared her story on the challenges she and her husband face to stay covered. Let me tell you what I heard:
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Like millions of Americans, her family pays full freight with after-tax dollars to stay insured, yet do not receive the tax benefits that people with employer-sponsored health insurance enjoy.
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I introduced the Health Care Affordability Act to fix this issue to ensure everyone has an option of a quality insurance plan that costs no more than 8.5% of their income.pic.twitter.com/lCRXlJHqli
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Thanks for that! Where are you at on Impeaching Trump? Nancy is not doing her Constitutional duty!!!
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Thank you, Rep Underwood. You are amazing.
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Funny... I remember when
#ObamaAdministration promised that#Obamacare would lower#healthcare costs. That was a lie. As with many others, we lost our doctor.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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