A Strong Public Option
Many Democratic senators would vote against a Senate health bill lacking a strong public option, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday during an interview on MSNBC, adding that he's "very, very reluctant to support any legislation which does not have that." On CNN, he said it would be “very, very hard” to support a bill that was “a massive bonanza for private insurance companies.” Sanders told Ed Schultz radio show that White House backing for a public option is critical. “We need them in there with guns blazing.” Sanders made the case for a strong public option after announcing on Sunday that he believes a number of senators would not support final passage of health care legislation without it. “The overwhelming majority of Americans want to be able to choose between a strong public option and a private insurance plan. Without that competition, there is very little in this bill that would keep health insurance premiums from escalating rapidly,” Sanders said.
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