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John Cornyn: “Based on many of the stories of waste, fraud and abuse…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats' Shutdown Claims

Published | Video Starts at 06:43

We know that these provisions expire at the end of this calendar year and there will be time and we will take the time to deal with those as we should. But Based on many of the stories of waste, fraud and abuse associated with these plussed up Covid era Biden subsidies for the Affordable Care act, there's an important reason why we should take our time and look at these and reform them where necessary. and that's what we intend to do. If Senate Democrats really cared about ensuring the most vulnerable patients in America got access to health care, they would never have shut down the government. (06:43–07:06)

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Asserts that there are reports of waste, fraud, and abuse in Covid-era subsidies, necessitating reform.

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