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John Thune: “The enhanced subsidies were flawed, too. They didn't have an…”

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

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Thune Joins The Ben Shapiro Show

Published | Video Starts at 02:42

And so it's done nothing but infl the cost that people are paying for health insurance across this country. And that's because the fundamental program is flawed. And then The enhanced subsidies were flawed, too. They didn't have an income limit. So you got people that are making five, six hundred thousand dollars a year qualified. They have zero premium policies. So people don't even know they're covered. (02:42–02:47)

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Asserts that the enhanced subsidies under Obamacare did not have an income limit.

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