PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

John Thune: “There is waste, fraud and abuse in this program and the…”

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

Watch on YouTube

MSNBC EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Thune considers future vote on extending health care subsidies

Published | Video Starts at 04:26

We are all about getting Health insurance down, making it affordable to more people. Premiums shouldn't be going up by that amount. And one of the reasons they are is because There is waste, fraud and abuse in this program and the incentive structure is skewed to the insurance companies. So the insurance companies have no incentive to lower cost. All they go out is auto enroll people and they're making, they're making bank doing it. (04:26–04:33)

CLAIM

Asserts that there is waste, fraud, and abuse in the ACA program, with incentives favoring insurance companies.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


John Thune

Discover more from

John Thune

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.