Rand Paul: “The intention is not to take down the bill. The intention is to make…”

On the recordJune 21, 2017

The intention is not to take down the bill. The intention is to make the bill better.

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Rand Paul expresses his goal of improving the Senate health care bill rather than opposing it outright.

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Rand Paul: “The intention is not to take down the bill. The intention is to make the bill better.”