Joe Manchin: “The only precondition we need is we're not going to repeal it and the…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2017

The only precondition we need is we're not going to repeal it and the other precondition we need is that we're going to go through a regular order.

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Senator Manchin outlines the conditions necessary for bipartisan cooperation on health care reform.

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