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Joe Manchin: Joe Manchin, another Democrat who's not up for reelection but is from a very conservative state, West Virginia, he is…

On the recordOctober 22, 2013
Joe Manchin, another Democrat who's not up for reelection but is from a very conservative state, West Virginia, he is going to release legislation next week, Sanjay, to say that he wants to delay the penalty that people will have to pay if they don't get health insurance for a year because he is saying why should people pay if they aren't actually able to get on the Web site? It's a fairness issue.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Joe Manchin proposes legislation to delay penalties for not obtaining health insurance due to website accessibility issues.

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