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Michael Bennet: I worry a little bit, and whether we are trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act or we are trying to fix the Affordable…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
I worry a little bit, and whether we are trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act or we are trying to fix the Affordable Care Act, I think it is incumbent on all of us not to make matters worse for rural America in doing what we are doing.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet expresses concern about rural Americans' access to quality healthcare amidst ACA changes.

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