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Manning has criticized President Trump's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including his not wearing masks, not social distancing, not leading more in PPE production and not working enough to expand testing and contact tracing.
Manning is a proponent of the ACA and expanding it to include a public option/universal coverage.
Manning opposes prison sentences for marijuana possession, but is undecided regarding legalization.
Manning supports increasing access to mental health and addiction treatment, particularly to fight the opioid crisis. Manning has said that, "We need to be working with first responders to make sure they have the support and medications that they need. We need to make sure there are the treatment centers that will help people get over their addiction, but first and foremost we need to make sure that we're not throwing people off their health insurance [by not protecting people with pre-existing conditions}..."
Manning believes that Medicare should be able to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies and that more should be done to prevent price gouging.
Manning believes that, "Our heroes deserve access to affordable and excellent continuing education top-quality and timely health care and economic opportunities when they come home."
Manning is pro-choice. She has been endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice America, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and EMILY's List.
One of Manning's daughters lives with a chronic illness, giving her firsthand experience of the frustrations caused by dealing with the health care system.