Senate Public Option

Ryan Grim

Public Option Support Now Over 40 In Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) became the 41st senator to say that he would back the public insurance option as part of a health care bill moved through reconci...

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Ryan Grim

Still Surging: Public Option Picks Up Three More Backers

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Three more Democratic senators said on Tuesday that they would either support the public option in a Senate floor vote or were heavily leaning that wa...

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Ryan Grim

Three More Senators Join Public Option Effort

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Bob Casey, a centrist Democrat from Pennsylvania, has committed to voting for a public option if it's included as part of a package of health car...

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Public Option To Be Included In Senate Bill

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insura...

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Ryan Grim

Senate Set To Unveil Health Care Bill Today

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tired as folks may be of hearing this, Wednesday is set to be another big day for health care reform on Capitol Hill. No, really. It is. Senate Demo...

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Jay Rockefeller: White House Approach To Public Option "Difficult To Fathom"

Talking Points Memo | Brian Beutler | Posted 05.25.2011

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I just spoke with Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), who had a bit of a fractured take on the current state of the public option. He took issue with the Pre...

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Senate Compromise On Health Care Gaining Support

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama as well as Democratic liberals and moderates all found something to like Wednesday in an emerging compromise...

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Sam Stein

Public Option Chess Match: Reid Working For Best Bargaining Position

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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There was a slew of good news on Thursday for supporters of a public option for health insurance coverage. Two Democratic Senators who have nominally ...

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Progressives To Reid: Hold Firm On Public Option (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid met on Monday night with a group of Senate Democrats who urged him not to back down from his decision to put a publi...

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Ryan Grim

Senate Dems Close In On Reform: Details Of Health Care Bill Revealed

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Read the bill (PDF). Senate Democrats have posted the legislation on their web site. --------- Senate Democrats made a big step toward comprehensive...

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Public Option Has Enough Votes In Senate: Reid

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The public option. The idea was believed to be dead. Liberals wanted it, but Senate vote counters insisted it simply could not pass the Senate. The...

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