The Washington Independent 3 weeks ago

Weiner Won’t Offer Single-Payer Amendment to Health Reform

After months of insisting that single-payer health care receive at least a vote on the House floor, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) has decided not to offer the provision at all, according to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the Energy and... Full Article at The Washington Independent

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