Randy Krehbiel

Tulsa World Reporter

Congressional Republicans and Democrats might not be as far apart on as many things as one might think, judging from 1st District Congressman Kevin Hern's remarks to the Tulsa 9.12 Project on Friday.

Where they do disagree, though, they disagree a lot.

"We just had a hearing last week, about nine hours on health care," Hern told the group. "The thing about the health care stuff is all bipartisan — except for the premium tax credits."

The credits in question are a COVID-era enhancement utilized mainly by middle- and lower-middle income Americans to help pay for insurance from the Affordable Care Act.

"How many in here railed against the Affordable Care Act — Obamacare — back in the day? Pretty much every Republican did. All we're saying right now is

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