Joe Manchin: Democrats are ready to fix, not repeal, Obamacare if GOP asks

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Democrats acknowledge there are issues with the Affordable Care Act but they haven’t been invited to the table to help fix the country’s healthcare system, Sen. Joe Manchin said.

The centrist Democrat from West Virginia said the only thing preventing Democrats from being a willing partner in the healthcare reform process is Republicans giving them the cold shoulder. If Republicans were to take repealing the law off the table and focused on repairing, Democrats are willing to talk, he said.

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