Reid to announce public option stance

By: Susan Ferrechio
Chief Congressional Correspondent
10/26/09 1:07 PM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is planning an afternoon press conference to reveal whether the Senate health care bill will include a public health insurance option.

Reid has been working for days on how to combine a moderate version of health care reform proposed by the Senate Finance Committee with a much more liberal version put forward by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions panel. The Finance bill proposes privately run health insurance co-operatives while the Senate HELP bill calls for a robust public option. Democratic aides say Reid is likely to go for compromise that would allow the states to "opt out" of a public option. Stay tuned.

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DAN

Oct 26, 2009

HARRY SLICK REID GIVE IT UP SIR , JUST GO WITH CO OPS, LETS JUST GET THIS DONE THEIR ARE MORE IMPORTANT ITEMS YOU GUYS SHOULD BE DOING , GIVE US JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, STOP WASTING TAXPAYER MONEY ON THIS STUPIS HEALTH PLAN

Bernie In Omaha

Oct 26, 2009

I'd love to read this bill, what happened to Obama's promise of no secrets? It's no secret that this socialist government is planning to take over health care one way or the other - vote them all out!

Commonsense

Oct 26, 2009

Reid, like Pelosi and Obammie are on their out folks. Don't accept any of their nonsense.

GeorgeP

Oct 28, 2009

This bill is bad. Nancy Pelosi want to rename it from the Public Options to the Comsumer Option. She wants to make it look different with a new name. I have to say no matter how you dress this up it't the same bill. Like the platic surgery she has done on her face it's still you Nancy.

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Reid to announce public option stance

By: Susan Ferrechio
Chief Congressional Correspondent
10/26/09 1:07 PM EDT