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Teaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 03:52 PM
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Dodd says he's determined to include public option
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20090618/REG/306189971

Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) stressed the need for a public health option in healthcare reform during a meeting with reporters, claiming “It's the one certain way to drive down costs.” Dodd, who is chairing the committee in absence of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), said he would do whatever it takes to get a public option included in the 615-page bill the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is currently negotiating.


You're running behind schedule here Chris.

Glad he's staying with it.
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Teaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 04:07 PM
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1. boy, no one gives a fuck about positive news, do they?
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 04:14 PM
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2. Nope.
it's just taken for granted.
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flpoljunkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 04:15 PM
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3. Good for Senator Dodd for sticking to his guns! It is the 'one certain way to drive down costs.'
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kath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 06:21 PM
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4. Let's hope that he can hang tough, and that he's talking about a REAL, meaningful public option and
not some watered-down bullshit.

Is Kennedy's health going downhill now? Wonder why he's absent?
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Teaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 06:33 PM
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5. Kennedy is in sad shape.
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kath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 09:38 PM
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6. Oh, no, sorry to hear that. I thought he had been doing pretty well a month or so back.
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Phoebe Loosinhouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 09:42 PM
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7. If Dodd is smart, he'll hitch his wagon to this star and fight hard
He's on a downward trend and is seen as a big corrupt corporatist, so he has literally nothing to lose by making a populist stance. Go for it Chris! You have literally NOTHING to lose and you might come out a big hero!!!!
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 10:09 PM
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8. That's nice but I'm not celebrating until I hear some details. We don't
need another fiasco, corporate give away, like Medicare Part D, the prescription drug benefit for the PhRMA industry. It was no benefit to old people.
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 11:00 AM
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9. go Dodd! k+r
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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 11:03 AM
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10. Good - Now will he pledge not to vote for a bill that does not include it.
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 11:20 AM
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11. Hope he'll still be determined next week, too. n/t
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