Iowa republican Senator Joni Ernst says she’s willing to bring Democrats into the negotiations on health care, although Ernst concedes many of her G-O-P colleagues are opposed to it.

 

Ernst held a town hall meeting in Harlan (Monday). Other Republicans have criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for suggesting it may be necessary to strike a bipartisan deal with Democrats since Republicans on their own haven’t agreed on a plan to repeal and replace the health care law. Ernst says if working with Democrats is what McConnell decides is necessary, she won’t criticize.

 

Ernst says the Affordable Care Act has created a “monopoly” in Iowa because there’s just one insurance company left for Iowans who qualify for federal subsidies and shop the so-called “exchange” to get a policy.