Baucus: Public option is doomed By Byron York FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint September 8, 2009 4:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus, just moments ago in the Hart Senate Office Building: I think, frankly, with increasing convction that a public option cannot pass the Senate. Recommended Stories Tim Ballard’s hidden war against child sex traffickersLoudoun County teenagers and parents fight back against transgender authoritarianismGOP operative appalled to discover actual pro-lifers TagsByron York Related Content Immigration Federal agents deploy to San Francisco area in latest illegal immigration crackdown State Cuomo and Sliwa turn up heat on Mamdani in final NYC mayoral debate before early voting News Hegseth announces second strike on ‘terrorist’ vessel in Pacific Ocean Education University of Virginia makes deal with White House to pause DOJ investigations Breaking News Special prosecutor opens investigation into Jay Jones