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Schumer: Public Option Near Votes Needed To Pass

AP | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A key Democratic senator says he believes Democrats are close to the 60 votes they need to advance a health care bill that includes...

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America-stan: The Progressive Movement Neuters Itself by Supporting "States' Rights" to Opt Out of the Public Option

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics

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In a modern society, certain economic regulations, social safety net provisions, and basic civil rights protections must be national in scope to be effective.

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Sam Stein

Schumer: Opt-Out Public Option Being "Very Seriously Considered"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

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A health care compromise that would establish a national public option for insurance coverage that individual states could opt out of, is being "very ...

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Public Option Compromise Floated: Let States Opt Out

FireDogLake | Jon Walker | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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First there was the "level paying field" public option. Than there was Snowe's trigger. Snowe's trigger was followed by Conrad's co-ops. Only in the l...

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Dionne: Public Option Still Alive, Lawmakers Who Oppose It, Should Love It

Washington Post | E.J. Dionne Jr. | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

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The strangest aspect of the debate over a public option for health coverage is that the centrists who oppose it should love it. It doesn't involve a ...

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Sam Stein

Schumer: With Franken Seated No Need To Compromise On Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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One of the leading Senate Democrats in the health care reform battle said that the seating of Al Franken has given the party the purpose and direction...

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Schumer Promises Public Option In Health Care Bill

The Hill | Posted 08.05.2009 | Politics

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The healthcare reform bill that emerges from Congress this year will include a government-run public health insurance option, regardless of the bipart...

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