Harkin Hangs Tough: We Still Can Get 60 Votes For A Public Option

[JohnWxy]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/30/harkin-doubles-down-we-st_n_305137.html

One of the most prominent champions of a public option for health insurance coverage insisted on Wednesday that he still has the 60 votes needed to get it through the Senate -- despite the finance committee's rejection of the provision yesterday.

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) told the Huffington Post that he is confident that Democrats can break a Republican filibuster against a public option proposal provided it is the right version. He noted that the proposal put forth by Senator Chuck Schumer in an amendment to the finance committee's legislation "only lost by three votes."


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[kestrel91316]

1. They damned well better.

[Demeter]

2. +1

[JohnWxy]

3. They should set the floor vote up so that a vote against the public option is a vote to eliminate

public funding of the Senators health insurance. Let them pay for it on the open market.

IF the Republicans are so hot to save money they can kill THEIR Government paid health insurance.

(of course, the public option IS the way to save money as it will keep the insurance companies "in line" with their costs.)

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Sounds good to me. Tie their insurance to the Option passing. Of course, we'll have to get the

older ones to give up their Medicare too.