Senate Dems, White House United For Public Option
mcjoan has the headline to sell - Reid, Obama, Baucus Deliver. All 3 do the right thing today. Reid delivers a federalist public option in the principal bill. WH Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said:
The President congratulates Senator Reid and Chairmen Baucus and Dodd for their hard work on health insurance reform. [The President is] pleased that the Senate has decided to include a public option for health coverage, in this case with an allowance for states to opt out. As he said to Congress and the nation in September, he supports the public option because it has the potential to play an essential role in holding insurance companies accountable through choice and competition."
Max Baucus said:
I included a public option in the health reform blueprint I released nearly one year ago, and continue to support any provision, including a public option, that will ensure choice and competition and get the 60 votes needed to pass the Senate. Success should be our threshold and I am going to fight hard for the 60 votes we need to meet that goal this year.
All the right moves and all the right noises. Still a fight ahead, but good on the Dems today.
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