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Schumer: Democrats Close To Having 60 Votes For Public Option

Posted in Liberaland by Alan • October 25, 2009, 10:19 AMET • 71 Comments »

New York Senator Chuck Schumer, on Meet the Press, says there will likely be a public option in the Senate health reform bill, but there will be a provision for states to opt out.  Schumer says they’re close to the 60 votes Democrats have said they need to move the bill forward.