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John Hoeven: “When it was passed, total spending for health care was about…”

Featuring: John Hoeven, Republican | U.S. Senate North Dakota

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11.10.25 Sen. Hoeven on Newsmax: Wake Up America

Published | Video Starts at 04:42

That's what they're actually fighting for. Well, Mark, that's exactly right. And you know, it's supposedly called the Affordable Care act, but the one thing we know is it is not affordable. When it was passed, total spending for health care was about 16% and now it's up to 20%. So it's outracing all other inflation. And during coronavirus, Democrats passed without any Republican votes, additional what they call advanced premium tax credits. But those are actually payments that go directly to the insurance companies. (04:42–04:50)

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Asserts that health care spending increased from 16% to 20% since the Affordable Care Act was passed.

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