Manchin: No, I Wouldn't Vote To Repeal Obamacare
Source: TPM
CATHERINE THOMPSON – FEBRUARY 21, 2014, 2:05 PM EST
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) clarified Friday that he "never supported repealing" Obamacare after a local news outlet reported he said he would "vote tomorrow" to roll back the health care law. the Huffington Post reported.
“I will vote tomorrow to repeal (the ACA), but I want to fix the problems in it," the Beckley Register-Herald quoted Manchin telling an audience.
“We cannot go back to the days when millions of Americans were uninsured and nearly twenty percent of our GDP was spent on healthcare, while only being ranked 43rd in the world in health and wellness outcomes," Manchin said in a statement to the Huffington Post. "The Affordable Care Act does some things well, like expanding access to preventative care, providing access to those with pre-existing conditions, and closing the Medicare Part D prescription drug donut hole, but the law has many flaws.”
According to the Huffington Post, Manchin's office didn't dispute the local outlet's quote as inaccurate, although his full statement dispelled the possibility that he would actually vote to repeal the law.
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