On meeting with President Obama today (from Bennet-D-(CO)

[Robb]

FWIW...

BENNET STATEMENT ON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA ON HEALTH CARE REFORM

Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement today
after his meeting with President Obama at the White House to discuss health care
reform:

"The President said today, as he's been saying since this debate got underway, that
we can't put health care reform on hold for another year, another decade or another
century.

"I couldn't agree more.

"We need to stop the rising costs that are bankrupting working families, small
businesses, and our economy. We must hold insurance companies more accountable by
ending denials of coverage based on pre-existing conditions, and make exorbitant
out-of-pocket costs and arbitrary caps on coverage a thing of the past.

"These reforms must be fiscally responsible and not add to the deficit.

"The President's plan, which incorporates ideas from both parties, offers us the
best chance for success to achieve these goals.

"I also support a public option as a means to promote choice and competition. In
town halls and conversations I've had with Coloradans across the state, I have heard
from numerous people who year after year have paid for private insurance only to
discover that when they needed coverage, it wasn't there. Many Coloradans who have
had such experiences are understandably unhappy that somebody profited from that
commercial transaction.

"There is no reason why people shouldn't have as many options as possible to choose
from, including a public option. A public option should be just that, an option,
one of a number of choices - public, private and non profit - that families and
small business can choose from.

"We need to get health care reform done and, just as important, done right. The
American people are counting on us to make the hard choices, and enact reform that
makes a positive, material difference in their lives - it's time we show them that
we are equal to the task."
- Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado

[kayakjohnny]

1. Cool! That was articulated and encapsulated as cleanly and concisely

as is workable for the average person. Good for Michael Bennet.

[Robb]

2. He seems like a good enough egg. nt

[Cha]

3. Good ol Colorado..my home

state has come a long way in Senators since I got into politics in 2000.

It blows me away..the difference.

"There is no reason why people shouldn't have as many options as possible to choose
from, including a public option. A public option should be just that, an option,
one of a number of choices - public, private and non profit - that families and
small business can choose from."

[Robb]

4. Kick

...Anyone heard from anyone else who was in that meeting?