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Marina Dunbar

Republican says ‘deal can be had’ on healthcare as subsidies set to expire

Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, speaks with reporters ahead of healthcare votes at the Capitol on Thursday.
Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, speaks with reporters ahead of healthcare votes at the Capitol on Thursday. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock

US senator Bill Cassidy said on Sunday that “there’s a deal to be had” on tackling the rising cost of healthcare, suggesting he remained optimistic over bipartisan cooperation on the issue despite the recent failure of two competing proposals in the Senate.

Speaking on CBS’s Face the Nation, the Louisiana Republican and chair of the Senate healthcare committee encouraged collaboration, saying “there has to be a meeting of the minds between Democrats” and members of his party.

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