Katie Phang

Thank you.

That's exactly what we need to be hearing tonight.

Coming up next, we have a congressman from the state of Texas who's the chair of the Democratic Congressional Progressive Caucus.

These days, people look at the word progressive and they think it means something, but it's not.

What it is is every basic human thing that we all deserve, we should get it.

That means affordable health care.

That means due process.

That means basic human civil rights.

Congressman Greg Kassar from the state of Texas is here with a woman by the name of Jill Cordick.

Jill is a retiree from last year.

Her premiums used to be $75 a month, courtesy of the enhanced premium tax credits.

But again, the Republicans and Donald Trump with the big bullshit bill didn't care about those enhanced tax credits and said, we're not giving it to Americans anymore.

So now Jill's premiums have increased tenfold this year.

So now it costs $800 a month for $9,600 a year for health care.

Please welcome Congressman Greg Kassar and Jill Kordick.

I now pay just short of $10,000, from $900 to $10,000.

Affordability looks very different today.

So now I find myself shopping a little different at the grocery store.

13,000 have opted not

to sign up and be in the marketplace this year.