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Kristen Welker: “And yet, Senator, you had said the goal was to get a vote…”

Featuring: Kristen Welker, Host of Meet the Press | National

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And that was a vantage point I had that a lot of folks who were lobbying criticism didn't. I'm getting great feedback from Virginians, and those are the eight and a half million people that I represent. And yet, Senator, you had said the goal was to get a vote, to hold a vote on extending those health care subsidies. That wasn't a part of the final deal. Polls showed that more people were actually blaming Americans in this battle. (04:48–04:57)

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Asserts that the goal was to hold a vote on extending health care subsidies.

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