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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

Key Republican senator pushes support for Obamacare patch before Americans’ healthcare premiums jump

The top Republican on the Senate’s healthcare committee urged lawmakers to support a short-term fix for soon-to-expire Obamacare subsidies on Wednesday as his party faces a deadline to stop massive healthcare premium spikes from affecting millions of Americans.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) made the remarks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions as he sparred with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the Democrats’ ranking member on the panel.

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