http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0725/grijalva-deficit-hawks-public-option-hypocrites-phonies/ Progressive caucus co-chair Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) on Saturday issued an ultimatum to opponents of a public option who invoke deficit concerns: get behind this program, or you’re hypocrites.
In an exclusive interview with Raw Story at Netroots Nation, a large conference for progressive activists and media, Grijalva lamented how "one of the most important mechanisms
was left out of the bill."
But he and more than 120 other members of Congress revived the idea in legislation introduced Thursday, which is projected to slash the federal deficit. And they’re using that to challenge the GOP and conservative Democrats, who have claimed it'll be too costly, to get behind it.
"You’re the deficit hawks," Grijalva said, referring specifically to Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats, "and we're giving you a tool to be able to deal with the deficit."
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