Nancy Pelosi: "“There’s No Way I Can Pass A Bill In The House Of Representatives Without A Public Option"

Bloomberg reports that "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said legislation to revamp the U.S. health-care system won’t get through her chamber unless it creates a government-run insurance program to compete with the private industry. 'There’s no way I can pass a bill in the House of Representatives without a public option,' the California Democrat said at a press conference in San Francisco yesterday. Pelosi drew a line in the sand on one of the most contentious issues surrounding the health-care overhaul after Obama administration officials earlier suggested the White House might be willing to back away from the public option to win broader support. Republicans and even some Democrats have said the idea is a nonstarter in the Senate."
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