On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD) stated that Senate Republicans are willing to talk about the premium tax credit, just not in the context of a government shutdown and the program “is rife with waste, fraud, and abuse.” And lacks any sort of income cap.

Thune said, “[W]e welcome that conversation, but you can’t hold the federal government hostage. Release the hostage, and then we can start talking about these other things.”

He added, “Well, the premium tax credit issue is something we’re willing to have a conversation about. But the fact of the matter is, it is rife…

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