John Thune: “The very fact that it costs $400 billion to extend it, you…”

“People are making half a million dollars a year when it comes to, when it comes to their insurance. And so I mean, I think this thing and The very fact that it costs $400 billion to extend it, you know, suggests that there's, this thing ought to be ripe for reform. And I think there are some Democrats out there who would be willing to do that. I mean, we keep getting, you know, there's, like I said, there are conversations going on.” (09:09–09:18)

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