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Single Payer Vote Dropped By Weiner In Health Care Compromise

First Posted: 3/18/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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New York Times:

Representative Anthony D. Weiner, Democrat of New York, and one of the fiercest champions in Congress of a single-payer health system that would be fully run by the government, said Friday that he had agreed not to insist on a vote on that issue in an effort to help Democratic leaders pass their plan.

Previously, Mr. Weiner had obtained a commitment from the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, to allow a vote on a proposal to create a single-payer system like the one used by Canada and many countries in Europe, including England, Germany, France and Spain.

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Representative Anthony D. Weiner, Democrat of New York, and one of the fiercest champions in Congress of a single-payer health system that would be fully run by the government, said Friday that he had...
Representative Anthony D. Weiner, Democrat of New York, and one of the fiercest champions in Congress of a single-payer health system that would be fully run by the government, said Friday that he had...
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