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  Their Own Medicine- Senators Prefer the Insurance They Have
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Last EditedBarack O-blame-a  Jul 18, 2009 09:05pm
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MediaNewspaper - Wall Street Journal
News DateSunday, July 19, 2009 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionIn the health debate, liberals sing Hari Krishnas to the "public option" -- a new federal insurance program like Medicare -- but if it's good enough for the middle class, then surely it's good enough for the political class too? As it happens, more than a few Democrats disagree.

On Tuesday, the Senate health committee voted 12-11 in favor of a two-page amendment courtesy of Republican Tom Coburn that would require all Members and their staffs to enroll in any new government-run health plan. Yet all Democrats -- with the exceptions of acting chairman Chris Dodd, Barbara Mikulski and Ted Kennedy via proxy -- voted nay
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