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Jeff Merkley: “Did he call it mean because it eliminates the guarantee of Americans with preexisting conditions having equal access to…”

On the recordJune 14, 2017
Did he call it mean because it eliminates the guarantee of Americans with preexisting conditions having equal access to insurance at the same price?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley questions the President's characterization of the House bill's impact on preexisting conditions.

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