REPUBLICANS IN THE U.S. SENATE VOTED FOR THE HEALTH CARE FREEDOM FOR PATIENTS ACT THURSDAY WHICH THEY SAY WOULD LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS.
THE VOTE WAS 51-48, BUT IT REQUIRED 60 VOTES TO PASS, SO IT FAILED WHEN DEMOCRATS BLOCKED THE MEASURE BY VOTING AGAINST IT.
DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE ACT, KNOWN AS OBAMACARE, BUT IOWA REPUBLICAN SENATOR JONI ERNST SAYS THAT EXTENSION WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE:
ERNST HEALTHCARE1 OC….COSTS DOWN. :25
ERNST SAYS THERE IS NO COST TRANSPARENCY WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES PAID BY OBAMACARE:
ERNST HEALTHCARE2 OC………GOING TO PAY FOR IT. :11
ERNST SAYS THE REPUBLICAN PLAN PREVENTS FRAUD AND MAKES THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET MORE COMPETITIVE:
ERNST HEALTHCARE3 OC…UP AND UP AND UP. :22
ERNST IS AWARE OF TALK OF ANOTHER POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN JANUARY IF AN OBAMACARE CARE EXTENSION FAILS TO PASS.
SHE SAYS IT WON’T BE THE REPUBLICANS FAULT IF THAT HAPPENS:
JONI HEALTHCARE4 OC………WHO WERE NOT AT WORK. :18
IOWA SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY ALSO VOTED FOR THE REPUBLICAN PLAN THAT HE SAYS WILL PROVIDE REAL RELIEF TO A BROKEN SYSTEM,
