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Pelosi's Not-So-Public Option

(The Nation) John Nichols writes about politics for The Nation magazine as its Washington correspondent. Full Article at CBS News

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  1. He needs to hear from us that he needs to support the public option ... He's not saying it loud enough. We want to make sure he lets the Senate know he wants a public option in the bill.
    Lynn Woolsey – Lynn Woolsey SOURCE: CBS News 1 month ago
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    SOURCE: ABC News 1 month ago
  3. The costs for all of us in the system will continue to go up and again put pressure on employers to get out of the healthcare system
    SOURCE: ABC News 1 month ago
  4. A public plan would neither manage cost nor encourage innovation
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