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SD Senator John Thune; Senate to Move on Temporary Health Insurance Fix

SD Senator John Thune; Senate to Move on Temporary Health Insurance Fix

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President Trump announced his intention to stop paying cost sharing reduction payments for people holding health insurance policies under the Affordable Care Act.
South Dakota Senator John Thune says the President is trying to force the Senates hand……

Thune says it will be difficult to find a compromise on continuing part of the Affordable Care Act…….

Thune says the Murray Alexander compromise may be the best shot they have…..

That bill may come to the Senate floor sometime this week.

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