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Enzi speaks out on health care cost WASHINGTON D-C (wpr) - Wyoming U-S Senator Mike Enzi continues to complain about the high cost of proposed health insurance measures in the Senate. The non partisan Congressional Budget office is looking into the numbers, but Enzi spoke on the Senate floor and listed ten ways that he believes health care premiums will increase for those currently with coverage. Enzi says nobody should ever lose their insurance and new regulations are needed. But he says the bills they are considering go too far.
"Mr. President we need to enact reforms that will actually reduce costs and make health insurance more affordable. That's what the American people want, but unfortunately that's not what the current bills do."
Enzi says his problems with the legislation range from mandates to taxes. Enzi is not the only one concerned about the price tag and some proposed reductions are expected.
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