Manchin Doubles Down on Need to Fix ACA, Not Nix it at Morgantown Town Hall
Community groups across the state held several town-hall style events focused on changes to America’s health care system during the past week. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., attended four of the events and was the only member of West Virginia’s congressional delegation to do so.
Manchin has come under fire from Democrats for his votes to confirm some of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks. Manchin has also been vocal about his opposition to repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and to the House Republican plan that could replace the ACA.
“The Affordable Care Act right now, for the first time, people with mental disorders, people that are basically are addicted are getting help now and we’re paying for it. Never did before,” Manchin told a crowd Saturday, March 18, at the Morgantown Event Center. “{Republicans} are going to take that away immediately. We’re back to square one. That’s why we’re fighting this so hard.”
Mary Ann Claytor is a patient advocate who ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for West Virginia Auditor in 2016. She spoke during Saturday’s town hall, saying she would only support Manchin in the 2018 mid-term election if he continues to fight for the ACA.
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