Senator Lieberman Was For A Healthcare Reform Public Option Before He Was Against It

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Submitted by Doug Cunningham on October 29, 2009 - 3:17pm
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Senator Joe Lieberman is against a public option in healthcare reform right now. But he was for it before he was against it. Jesse Russell explains.

Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman recently put the kibosh on reports that a public option may be included in the Senate Health Care Reform bill. The former Democrat is a necessary vote if cloture is to be obtained in the Senate. Lieberman said he may not vote for cloture if a public option is included in the bill. However, the Senator from the Nutmeg State hasn’t always been against a public option. During his Senate debate in 2006 Lieberman articulated that he would fight for a government plan every American that echoed what Members of Congress have.

: MediKids to cover all the children in America on a sliding fee basis up until the age of 25. MediChoice to allow anybody in our country to buy into a national insurance pool like the health insurance pool that we federal employees and Members of Congress have. Medical malpractice reform. It will cover 95% of those who are not covered now, and it will reduce the pressure on rising costs for all the millions of others.