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Josh Hawley: “Premiums are too expensive right now, let alone if they were…”

Featuring: Josh Hawley, Republican | U.S. Senate Missouri

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JUST IN: Josh Hawley Takes Multiple Questions About Healthcare Affordability

Published | Video Starts at 05:05

So I think there are folks within the conference who realize that we have to do something to make sure that premiums don't go up by 50, 100, 200%. People can't afford them. Now here's the bottom line. Premiums are too expensive right now, let alone if they were to go up by 50, 60%. And that's happening in my state. If Democrats want to put a clean extension on the floor of the ACHX credits next week, will you support that? (05:05–05:11)

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Asserts that current premiums are already too expensive, and increases of 50-60% would exacerbate the issue.

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