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John Thune: “Obamacare costs continue to spiral.”

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

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Thune: Health Care 101: How Democrats' Policies Fail Patients and Families

Published | Video Starts at 01:32

So if we do this, we extend this for three years at a cost of $83 billion. Taxpayers, $83 billion to the taxpayers. What happens after three years, another three year extension or patch as Obamacare costs continue to spiral. Mr. President, during the Democrats shutdown, one Democrat senator came to the floor and to his credit he admitted the truth. And this is what he said. (01:32–01:35)

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Asserts that the costs associated with Obamacare are increasing.

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