Setting up the health care conference cave?
by David Waldman
Fri Aug 21, 2009 at 10:30:10 AM PDT
[T]here’s no way I can pass a bill in the House of Representatives without a public option.
I’m for a public option but I’m also for passing a bill. We believe the public option is a necessary useful and very important aspect of this, but we’ll have to see because there are many other important aspects of the bill as well.
What are they saying?
They may very well be saying that the public option will have its day on the floor during House consideration of the bill, but when the Senate whines that it can't pass it, everyone who went out on a limb for it in the House will be forced to eat shit and vote for the public option-less version so that Senators can vote comfortably.
Members of the House who have "pledged" to support only a bill including a strong public option should understand that we understand process well enough to know that that means supporting it all the way through conference, thank you very much.
Anything else is just so much steak sauce.
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