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John Thune: “There's no income limits now. You can make $600,000 a year…”

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

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Thune Joins Meet the Press on NBC

Published | Video Starts at 10:25

So more than half of the people that have insurance through this program never filed a claim last year. I mean, this is a program where they took the lids off. There's no income limits now. You can make $600,000 a year and qualify for this [premium tax credits program]. So it's a program in desperate need of reform. And we acknowledge that, you know, there's going to have to be, you know, hopefully there will be some steps taken that can address the concerns that Democrats have. (10:25–10:31)

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Asserts that there are no income limits for the premium tax credits program, allowing individuals making $600,000 a year to qualify.

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