Rounds, Thune promise to keep working toward Obamacare reform
Following a failed late-night bid to repeal portions of the Affordable Care Act,
"We've promised the American people that we will repeal and replace this failing law with health care reforms that actually work," Thune said in a written statement. "It is imperative that
Friday morning's vote was the culmination of months-long talks to repeal and replace Obamacare, which many
Like Thune, Rounds remains dead-set on improving the ACA.
"The fight to relieve American families from our current failing health care system is far from over," Rounds said. "I will continue working with my colleagues to stabilize the insurance markets and prevent premiums from continuing to skyrocket."
Rounds said the cost of health care for South Dakotans has risen 124 percent in the last four years, causing insurance companies to "leave the marketplace in droves." And according to a New York Times report on Thursday, only 7,000 people younger than 65 became insured in
But the
"It is also a victory for the millions of people, including thousands of South Dakotans, who made calls, sent letters and emails, and raised their voices to let their representatives know that they did not want their premiums to go up and health care to be taken away from them or their friends and family," said the
The vote was supported by three
"The law is collapsing under its own weight, and the American people deserve better," Thune said. "While this legislative effort was not successful, the problems caused by Obamacare are not going away."
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