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Published: 08/17/09

Progressives Declare Public Option a Must in Health Care Reform

By  Patricia Murphy - Politics Daily
Progressives Declare Public Option a Must in Health Care Reform

Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Monday that the group would insist on a public option in any health care reform plan. In a statement responding to the possibility that health care reform may not include a public option, the congressman said that progressive Democrats, who number 70-plus in the House, will not vote for a plan without a public option. "The public option is central to health care reform," the congressman said. "Real reform, which lowers costs and ensures all Americans get the quality, affordable health care that they ...

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