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John Thune: “The counter proposal the Democrats put forward had a…”

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

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Leader Thune Amna Nawaz on PBS NewsHour

Published | Video Starts at 02:50

Well, I will tell you, I think we all want to do what we can to lower health care costs, to make health care more accessible and more affordable. The issue that's been raised, although there are many issues, honestly there's The counter proposal the Democrats put forward had a trillion and a half dollars in new spending in it. in addition to, or I should say included in this was the premium tax credit issue, which is about a $400 billion item. (02:50–02:56)

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Asserts that the Democratic counterproposal includes $1.5 trillion in new spending.

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