Statewide Iowa (RI) – Iowa’s two Republican Senators voted for a health care bill they say will lower health care costs, but the bill was blocked by Democrats.
Democrats want to extend the Affordable Care Act, but Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says that would be too expensive.
Ernst says there is no transparency for insurance companies getting subsidies under Obamacare.
Ernst says the Republican plan makes things more transparent and the insurance market more competitive.
Ernst says there is talk of another government shutdown in January if an Obamacare extension fails to pass. She says that won’t be Republicans’ fault, and we found out with the recent shut down its costly.
Iowa’s other Senator, Chuck Grassley also voted for the plan, saying it would fix a broken health care system.
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