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John Thune: “Democrats put us in this position. The expiration date was…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 08:47

Well, that's probably a question for the House. Have you had conversations with the Speaker? I would rather have you hear directly from him. I think everybody realizes that, you know, and frankly, the Democrats put us in this position. The expiration date was created by them. This was supposed to be Covid related. These are expanded Obamacare tax credits and frankly, they're not tax credits really at all. For the most part, they're direct subsidies to insurance companies. (08:47–08:52)

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Asserts that Democrats are responsible for the expiration date of Affordable Care Act subsidies.

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