RSSPublic option seen buoyed by ‘opt out’
From: The Washington Times | October 26, 2009
A leading Senate Democrat said Sunday that a health care proposal that lets states decide whether to participate in a “public option” insurance plan is close to gaining the 60 votes needed for passage, and a key moderate Democrat hinted at being open to such a plan. Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York, the chamber’s third-ranking Democrat, said that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, “is leaning strongly” toward a state “opt-out” proposal. “I think we’re very close to getting the 60 votes we need to move forward, and my guess is that the public option level playing …
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