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Take a break from Trump and hear from regular Americans about the real state of our Union. Watch a student with diabetes talk about the struggle to get by because Trump has done nothing to actually lower prescription drug costs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn the last 20 years, insulin has raised from about $21 per bottle to $255 per bottle, and I use about that much in about a week and a half. And with the Affordable Care Act, I\u2019m not charged any more because I need this to live… Diabetes doesn\u2019t care if you can afford it or not.\u201d – Washington student with a pre-existing condition<\/a><\/p>\n

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Take a break from Trump and hear from regular Americans about the real state of our Union. 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