John Thune: “Obamacare at its core is inflationary.”

“I mean, health care, Obamacare premiums don't pay for the kind of health care you're getting right now. It has to be subsidized. And partly, partly because Obamacare at its core is inflationary. It's been driving up costs. I mean, the fundamental problem here is the underlying, the underlying program, which again needs to be reformed. And the President wants to do that.” (06:59–07:03)

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