Pelosi Public Option

The Blind Side: Starring Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miles Mogulescu

While I'm cheering for Pelosi's political skill, I wish I could be cheering louder for passage of a bill that actually did more to accomplish universal affordable health care for all Americans.

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NY Times Reporter Confirms Obama Made Deal to Kill Public Option

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miles Mogulescu

Even while Obama was saying that he thought a public option was a good idea, he had promised for-profit hospital lobbyists that there would be no public option in the final bill.

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Ryan Grim

Nancy Pelosi Public Option Ad Hits Her In DC and San Francisco

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that the final health care bill will not include a public option, claiming that the blame belongs to the upp...

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Nancy Pelosi Will Not Include Public Option In Final Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein and Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Thursday that she would not include a public option in a health care reconciliation package that the House wil...

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Ryan Grim

Pelosi: Single-Payer Amendment Breaks Obama's Health Care Promise

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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An amendment to allow states to pursue single-payer health care without incurring insurance-industry lawsuits was stripped from the House bill, Speake...

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Sam Stein

Christina Romer: Public Plan Can Reduce Costs, No Evidence Yet On Triggers

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of President Obama's senior advisers argued on Monday that a national public plan would have a noticeable impact on lowering the costs of the heal...

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Jeff Muskus

Strong Public Option "Very Close," Pelosi Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

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House leadership is still hedging its bets on what version of the public option will make it into the unified House health reform bill, but Speaker Na...

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Robust Public Option Lacks Votes To Pass The House: The Plum Line

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 05.25.2011

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The House Dem leadership has conducted its preliminary whip count and has tallied up less than 200 likely Yes votes in support of a health care reform...

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Ryan Grim

Public Option Within Eight Votes Of House Passage, Says Rep. Grijalva

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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The robust public option is eight votes short of the 218 it needs to pass the House, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) tells HuffPost. Grijalva, as co-cha...

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Calling Out the House Progressive Caucus: Are You Men and Women, or Are You Mice?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miles Mogulescu

If you break your pledge and vote for a health reform bill without this minimally robust version of the public option, you've ensured that even with a Democratic majority, all "reform" will be limited by your Blue Dog colleagues.

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Ryan Grim

Crunch Time: Pelosi Puts Dem Reps On Record On Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ramped up the pressure on wavering Democrats Friday morning, calling on them to state in front of their colleagu...

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Speaker Pelosi: Please Stop Bullsh*ting Us on Dropping State Single Payer Amendment

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miles Mogulescu

Progressive leaders are calling the neutered public option in the House bill a "once in a lifetime reform," despite the fact that it has eliminated the very provision they promised was essential.

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Who's Killing the Public Option? President Obama With a Rahm-Bow

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miles Mogulescu

Those fighting for a "robust" public option need to finally accept the hard truth that Barack Obama is not an ally. He's an obstacle.

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Ryan Grim

Pelosi To Dems: Time To Take A Stand On Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nancy Pelosi is ready to rumble. The House Speaker told her Democratic caucus Tuesday night that she plans to bring a health care reform bill with a r...

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Ryan Grim

House Bill Will Lack Robust Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Congressional Progressive Caucus has been furiously rounding up support for a "robust" public insurance option to be included in the health care b...

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Seething Dems Hit Back At Report That Public Option Is Dead In House

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein and Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democratic lawmakers including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are adamantly pushing back against reports that she does not have the necessary votes to pas...

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Pelosi Shoots Down Public Option 'Trigger'

The Hill | Mike Soraghan | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday shot down a healthcare compromise that has been viewed as the best chance for getting a bipartisan bill through...

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Pelosi Nixes Health Care Deal With Blue Dogs, Prepares For Floor Vote

The Hill | Mike Soraghan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi is nixing a deal she cut with centrists to advance health reform, said a source familiar with negotiations. Pelosi's decision to...

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Ryan Grim

Pelosi: House Bill Will Include Public Health Insurance Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters at a Thursday briefing that she was glad to see the Senate making progress on its version of health care ref...

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Ryan Grim

House GOP Whip List Claims Pelosi Lacks Votes For Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Republicans are circulating a "whip count" of 101 Democrats who have indicated that they may vote against health care reform. While the focus ...

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Pelosi Pushes Back: No Public Option, No Bill

Politico | ALEX ISENSTADT | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the White House signals that it is willing to move forward on a health reform plan without a public option, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) sent...

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Pelosi I Can't Pass Bill Without Public Option

Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she will be unable to pass health-care legislation in her chamber if it doesn't include a government-run insuranc...

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Pelosi: I Probably Won't Accept Health Care Bill Without A Public Option

Washington Post | Lois Romano | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she doesn't feel bound by the $235 billion in deals that the White House and the Senate Finance Committe...

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Sahil Kapur

Pelosi Promises Passage of Health Reform Bill With Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 05.25.2011

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi affirmed on Wednesday that the House would pass a health care bill before the August recess, and she said in no equivocal terms t...

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