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Up or Down Vote for the Public Option
action.ritterforgovernor.com - 10/20/2009
Up or Down Vote for the Public Option
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Dear United States Senators, As Colorado's elected officials and concerned Americans, we urge you not to filibuster the public option. A public option is a crucial part of real reform. It would inject choice and competition into our health care system, both of which are lacking now. Moreover, ...
Note: Public Option: It's Back
blogs.abcnews.com - 10/22/2009
Note: Public Option: It's Back
— blogs.abcnews.com — Democratic sources say the Senate Majority Leader has concluded he can pass a bill with a public... option. (more) Note: Public Option: It's Back

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Snowe: I Do Not Support Opt Out Compromise, Would Likely Filibuster Public Option Bill
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/22/2009
Snowe: I Do Not Support Opt Out Compromise, Would Likely Filibuster Public Option Bill
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) poured some cold water on a compromise proposal that would allow states to... opt out of a national public option. Will her position slow the plan's momentum? (more) Snowe: I Do Not Support Opt Out Compromise, Would Likely ...
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W.H. leaning towards public option
politico.com - 10/22/2009
W.H. leaning towards public option
— politico.com — Senate leadership will meet with Obama Thursday. (more) W.H. leaning towards public option

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Firedoglake:  Colorado Senators Udall and Bennet Call for Up-or-Down Vote on Public Option

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Hullabaloo — Go Colorado by digby I like it: On behalf of the people of Colorado, we've written an open letter to all United States Senators asking them to stand up for people and not the profits of the insurance industry. If you agree that the public option deserves an up-or-down vote in the Senate, then please take a moment to sign our letter below calling on members of the Senate to refrain from filibustering. In a speech before Congress on the issue of health care reform just over a month ago, President Obama asserted that "I am not the first president to take up this cause ...

Colorado Senators Udall and Bennet Call for Up-or-Down Vote on Public Option
Firedoglake —   Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) Colorado senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet are joining with their Governor, Bill Ritter, in asking for an up-or-down vote on the public option. The public option has majority support in the Senate, but likely lacks to 60 votes needed to add it as a stand-alone amendment to a bill without it. By the same token, if Reid put ...

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