Waiting On Federal Health Care

The waiting is on as the US Supreme Court considers arguments for and against the federal health care reform law. The court heard three days of debate last week.  South Dakota Senator John Thune, who opposed the reform bill, says there are parts of it that could be retained…

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Thune says when the bill was passed, Congress did not include language that indicated parts of the bill, like the individual mandate, could be pulled out of it…

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Thune says some insurance provisions in the bill should be extended…

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(courtesy WNAX Yankton)