Port: You couldn't have said this in August, Senator?

Port: You couldn't have said this in August, Senator?

MINOT — Thousands of North Dakota families — farmers and ranchers and other independent business people who purchase independent health insurance policies on the federal exchange — are getting a rancid Christmas gift in the form of a spike in their premiums. The spike, in turn, results from dysfunction in Congress, where Republicans and Democrats found themselves unable to compromise on extending subsidies for those premiums. Democrats want to e…