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John Thune: “Health care costs have been going up...irrespective of what…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 07:37

But part of the problem you have is the Obamacare program in the first place and everything that goes with it has an inflationary impact on health care costs. So Health care costs have been going up...irrespective of what happens on these enhanced subsidies. They were going up anyway. But frankly, I think that's a problem that needs to be, needs to be addressed, needs to be looked at and we're willing to do that. (07:37–07:44)

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Asserts that health care costs are rising regardless of subsidy changes.

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