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SD Senator John Thune; Health Insurance Reform Bill to be Released Thursday

SD Senator John Thune; Health Insurance Reform Bill to be Released Thursday

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The Senate health care reform bill will be released for public view Thursday. Senate republicans have been criticized for not holding committee or public hearings on the massive bill.
South Dakota Senator John Thune, one of thirteen Senators that have been working on the bill, says all republican Senators have had input…………

Thune says they expect to move quickly once the bill comes out….

Thune says they skipped the normal committee process because of the state of the insurance exchanges…..

Thune says they want to stabilize the markets, improve affordability and protect people with pre-existing conditions.

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