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Letters: Let Democrats take first bipartisan step

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., flanked by, Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., and Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., discusses the Republican efforts to replace Obamacare.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., flanked by, Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., and Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., discusses the Republican efforts to replace Obamacare. AP

Does anyone else see the irony of Democrats calling for bipartisanship and a role in fixing Obamacare, which they originally passed in the most partisan, heavy-handed vote I know of? Not a single Republican voted for it.

If Democrats actually want to work in a bipartisan manner to fix their takeover of the medical field, they should vote with Republicans to repeal this nightmare from which they excluded their own required participation and then work across the aisle for a real fix that allows Americans to control and make their own choices about health insurance.

Bill Barlow

Columbia

This story was originally published August 3, 2017 at 2:11 PM with the headline "Letters: Let Democrats take first bipartisan step."

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