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Robert Reich: Well, that's exactly the problem, Anderson. I mean this is smoking out Republicans. Some Republicans who said repeal and…

On the recordMarch 6, 2017
Well, that's exactly the problem, Anderson. I mean this is smoking out Republicans. Some Republicans who said repeal and replace actually were only -- they only cared about repeal. That's what they really wanted. They didn't want replacement.
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Robert Reich

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Robert Reich highlights the division among Republicans regarding their commitment to replacing Obamacare.

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