Rockefeller Meets Privately with Obama on Health Care

Rockefeller Meets Privately with Obama on Health Care

United States Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has stated publicly he won't support a health care bill without a public option.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAZ) -- United States Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) met privately with President Obama Wednesday to discuss health care reform.

Rockefeller has said he will not support a bill without a public option of health care.

“The President and I met today to talk privately about health care reform. I do not want to go into the specifics of the meeting but I will say that nothing is clearer than the President’s commitment to providing affordable and effective health care for all Americans and he and I are united in our efforts to deliver on this promise," Rockefeller said in a written statement.

“The President is aware that I have concerns with the current Senate Finance bill offered by my friend Chairman Baucus. He is also aware that I have made clear I cannot vote for this bill in its current form. I am working to improve the Finance bill in Committee and it is my great hope that substantial progress can be made.”