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John Thune: “The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give…”

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

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Sen. John Thune on shutdown: The Democratic leadership has no interest in a solution

Published | Video Starts at 07:11

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. The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable. But you've got Obamacare now embedded for the last 15 years. The Democrats again enhanced these subsidies a few years ago, so there's no income cap on it. (07:11–07:18)

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Asserts that the president aims to reform Obamacare for better quality and affordability.

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