Obama Expresses Skepticism to Senators on Public Option
Roll Call Staff
President Barack Obama in a meeting with Senate leaders Thursday night was cool to the idea of creating a national public insurance option that states could opt out of, but Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has not yet given up on the possibility of including it in his chambers health care reform bill.
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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel
Nov. 16, 12 a.m.
As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, Its as useless as tits on a bull. But as that panels chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article










