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Harkin Hangs Tough: We Still Can Get 60 Votes For A Public Option
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Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Oct 01, 2009 02:22pm |
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Category | General |
Author | Sam Stein |
News Date | Thursday, October 1, 2009 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | One of the most prominent champions of a public option for health insurance coverage insisted on Wednesday that he still has the 60 votes needed to get it through the Senate -- despite the finance committee's rejection of the provision yesterday.
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) told the Huffington Post that he is confident that Democrats can break a Republican filibuster against a public option proposal provided it is the right version. He noted that the proposal put forth by Senator Chuck Schumer in an amendment to the finance committee's legislation "only lost by three votes."
"That's pretty darn good," said Harkin. "But it wasn't ours. It wasn't the HELP Committee's. Our public option was adopted by the Blue Dogs in the House as a bridge. So yes, I think ours is the way to go and I think we can get to 60 votes for the public option. I really do." |
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