Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
Reid hopes to sway enough senators on 'public option'
latimes.com - 10/28/2009
Reid hopes to sway enough senators on 'public option'
—
Shy of a safe majority even with the provision that states may opt out of a government health plan, the Senate leader offers possible concessions and favors to Democrats and Republicans on the fence. > Faced with opposition from Sens. Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) over inclusion of a government-run insurance program in the Senate healthcare bill, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) ...
huffingtonpost.com - 10/28/2009
Reid, Durbin Open To Majority Vote To Beat Health Care Filibuster
— huffingtonpost.com — As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid works to cobble together the 60 votes he needs to overcome... an expected Republican attempt to block a floor vote on health care, there is still one powerful parliamentary weapon he could draw from his back pocket.  ... (more) Reid, Durbin Open To Majority Vote To Beat Health Care ...

Comments vote down Desert Beacon found this 10/28/2009found this
Key Senators React To Lieberman's Fuzzy Public Option Logic
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/28/2009
Key Senators React To Lieberman's Fuzzy Public Option Logic
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — One of the most puzzling things about Sen. Joe Lieberman's opposition to the public option is that... he says it's based in a belief that a new government "entitlement" will end up being a large burden on taxpayers. In fact, the vast consensus among ... (more) Key Senators React To Lieberman's Fuzzy Public Option Logic

Comments vote down Desert Beacon found this 10/28/2009found this
slate.com - 10/27/2009
Did Sen. Joe Lieberman just kill the public option?
— slate.com — Senate majority leader Harry Reid, D.-Nev., says "Joe Lieberman is the least of [my] problems" in passing... health reform with a public option. I'm not so sure. [ more ... ] Sponsored Topics: Harry Reid - Joe ... (more) Did Sen. Joe Lieberman just kill the public option?

Comments vote down Slate Magazine found this 10/27/2009found this

Blog Reactions

The Note:  Hard Counts: There’s a big ‘I’ in ‘Win’ as Reid shops for votes

The Page by Mark Halperin:  Looking for 60

Comments
Blog Reactions

Hard Counts: There’s a big ‘I’ in ‘Win’ as Reid shops for votes
The Note — ... Everyone has a price -- and for some, it's lower prices: "Outsized influence is falling to Democrats who are on the fence," the Los Angeles Times' Janet Hook and Noam N. Levey report. "They are being courted with possible concessions not just in broad policies -- such as ways to reduce the impact on the budget deficit -- but in provisions affecting home-state industries." ...

Looking for 60
The Page by Mark Halperin — reid LA Times: Reid "has intensified negotiations with a handful" of Dems, there's about 10 whose support "had yet to be nailed down."

Related Content
Reid bets on public option
thehill.com 10/27/2009 — The Senate healthcare bill will include a compromise public option that allows states to opt out of government insurance.
Reid: Health Bill to Have Public Option
time.com 10/26/2009 — Majority Leader Harry Reid says health care legislation headed to the Senate floor will include an option for government-run insurance
Reid to Back Public Option, Letting States Opt Out (Update2)
bloomberg.com 10/26/2009 — Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid will announce his support for establishing a government-run health-insurance program that would allow individual states to opt out of the plan, a Democratic aide said today. Reid’s move gives ...
Reid: We're Leaning Toward Talking About The Public Option
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/21/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid played coy on health care reform today, saying he hopes to get legislation to CBO "soon," and that he, along with other senators and White House officials, are "leaning toward talking about a public option." But ...
Reid puts 'public option' in health reform again
washingtontimes.com 10/27/2009 — Jennifer Haberkorn Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday sought to assuage the left wing of his Democratic Party by deciding to include a government-run insurance plan in his health care reform bill, bypassing the lone Republican who supported ...
Harry Reid Announces Plan For Public Option With Opt-Out Provision
feedproxy.google.com 10/26/2009 — The public option has probably received more attention than any other aspect of health care reform even though it will only affect a minority of people who are eligible to select it. Harry Reid announced today the Senate bill will include a public option with an opt-out provision for states ...
Harry Reid Announces Plan For Public Option With Opt-Out Option
liberalvaluesblog.com 10/26/2009 — The public option has probably received more attention than any other aspect of health care reform even though it will only affect a minority of people who are eligible to select it. Harry Reid announced today the Senate bill will include a public option with an opt-out provision for states ...
Reid Is Only One Or Two Votes Shy On Opt-Out Public Option
huffingtonpost.com 10/23/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is just one or two Senate votes shy of having a filibuster-proof majority in favor of a public option for health insurance coverage with a provision allowing states to opt-out, multiple sources tell the Huffington ...
Why Won't the Public Option Die?
reason.com 10/27/2009 — Why Won't the Public Option Die? Peter Suderman | October 26, 2009 The public option has been in critical condition all summer , but, like Jason Voorhees, it stubbornly refuses to stay dead. Indeed, in the last week or so, it's been gaining support. ...
Reid Talks Public Option
washingtonindependent.com 10/2/2009 — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters today that he supports the public option , which twice failed in the Senate Finance Committee yesterday, but hasn’t determined if the health reform bill he brings to the floor will include it. ...
Lieberman opposes Reid's health care plan (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/27/2009
AP - Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman says while he's "strongly inclined" to vote to move Sen. Harry Reid's health care plan to the Senate floor for debate, he would ultimately oppose the measure because it includes a public option.
The Public Option: Let's Not Opt Out and Say We Did — TIME.com Top Politics Stories 10/28/2009
States can opt out of Harry Reid's public option. But how many of them really will?
Reid Lacks Votes for Public Option as Lieberman Stands Apart (Bloomberg) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/28/2009
Bloomberg - Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid doesn’t have the 60 votes he needs to win approval of a government-run health-insurance program.
Reid Lacks Votes for Health Insurance Public Option (Bloomberg) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/28/2009
Bloomberg - Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid doesn’t have the 60 votes he needs to win approval of a government-run health-insurance program.
With the public option in, Lieberman opts out — CNN Political Ticker 10/28/2009
Embedded video from CNN Video