As Democrats met Friday in hope of achieving consensus on one of the biggest sticking points in the health-care battle, the House majority leader predicted final legislation will include a "public option."
The question, Rep. Steny Hoyer told CNN, is what form it will be in. "We'll have to see how that legislative process goes. The public option is a priority for us, it's our objective, and we think that in some form, a public option will be available," he said on CNN's "American Morning."
Friday, September 11, 2009
CNN: "In some form, a public option will be available..."
As the sausage continues to get made, we get this from my former Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD):
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