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John Thune: “Democrats are literally wiping out the rural hospital…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Published | Video Starts at 06:02

But bear in mind it isn't just this. The Democrats are asking for, they're asking for hundreds of billions of dollars of additional spending. They Democrats are literally wiping out the rural hospital fund... $50 billion that's available to help support rural hospitals. and that's wiped out in their proposal as well. So I think this is an issue that needs to be discussed. We need to figure out what the path forward is. (06:02–06:11)

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Asserts that Democrats' proposal would eliminate a $50 billion rural hospital fund.

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