Reid Spokesman Shoots Down Report That He’s Nixing Public Option

[ProSense]

Reid Spokesman Shoots Down Report That He’s Nixing Public Option

A spokesman for Harry Reid is aggressively shooting down this morning’s Times report that Reid has decided not to include a public option in the bill that will ultimately be voted on by the full Senate.

The Times quoted senior Senate aides — though not necessarily from Reid’s office — claiming that the health care bill he creates by merging the bills created by two key committees won’t ultimately have a public option in it.

But Reid spokesman Rodell Mollineau strongly disputed the story, saying there had been no decision and indeed that the process wouldn’t permit for a decision to have been made already.

“It would be wildly speculative of me to say that has been predetermined,” Mollineau told me in an interview.

Reid pointed out that Senators Chuck Schumer and Jay Rockefeller will introduce a public option amendment to the Finance Committee version of the bill. While Senate insiders don’t expect it to pass, Mollineau points out that deciding in advance that the final version won’t have a public option would needlessly prejudice Senators against tomorrow’s amendment.

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This is why the MSM cannot be trusted. For all we know they were Republican staffers.

[ProSense]

1. Ah, the Republican tools are lurking. n/t

[Soylent Brice]

2. lol. i was waiting for this.

anytime i see "anonymous aide" or anonymous anything, i just move on.

thank you for posting this.

[Clio the Leo]

3. And as I already posted, the Post article explains the whole process better....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8673614&mesg_id=8673682

[Inuca]

4. Absurd!

How could he say something like this when the PO is supposed to be voted on in the Finance Committee TOMORROW?!?!? I think it has less than 50% chance to pass :-(, but not much less than 50%. And if it does pass, of course it will be in the merged bill. Reid may be many things, but he is not an idiot (though many around her are likely to disagree).

[Aramchek]

5. they were probably Lieberman aides or some shit

[DevonRex]

6. Good and thank you for the link. K&R. nt

[Phx_Dem]

7. Not surprising. Of course, Reid is not nixing public option.

Now that 25 blue dogs support it, let's take it off the table! Woo hoo.

The "staffer" that spread the rumor was probably Cantor or Boner.

[Phx_Dem]

8. Not surprising. Of course, Reid is not nixing public option.

Now that 25 blue dogs support it, let's take it off the table! Woo hoo.

The "staffer" that spread the rumor was probably Cantor or Boner.

[Gwereeya]

9. K&R

[Avalux]

10. Thank you. Lots of erroneous reports out there.

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