The debate continues, and Nancy Pelosi appears to be drawing lines in the sand:House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a clear message Thursday to congressional negotiators on the health-care bill — dropping the public option would destroy any chance for comprehensive reform.
I would also argue that, due to Republicans and Blue-Dogs, there is likely no way that a bill with a public option will pass through the House. Thoughts?
"There is no way I can pass a bill in the House of Representatives without a public option," she told an audience at her home district in San
Francisco, California.
The speaker said she agreed with President Barack Obama that a public option is "the best way to keep the insurance companies honest (and) that it would be the best way to increase competition so that we can lower cost, improve quality of care, retain choice, and expand coverage."
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