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John Thune: “In 2022, as I recall, the pandemic was pretty well past us.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 10:20

So they extended, I should say 2021 was, I think American Rescue Plan. 2022 was, was the inflation Reduction act. But they decided to extend this program and these Biden Covid bonuses, which In 2022, as I recall, the pandemic was pretty well past us. Right. So they decided, well, let's keep this thing going. This is such a great deal, you know, we're passing all these costs on to the American taxpayer and we can go to people in the marketplace and tell them we're reducing your premiums. (10:20–10:24)

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Asserts that by 2022, the pandemic was largely over.

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