Archive for September 29th, 2009
Public Option Defeated
The Schumer Amendment to Senator Baucus’ bill in the Senate Finance Committee has failed in a 15 – 8 vote. The Schumer amendment was the more conservative of the two public options in the committee, and was expected to garner some support from centrist Democrats. This is extremely significant as it suggests that the public [...]
Posted: September 29th, 2009 under Healthcare, The First Year.
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