Go Wyden! "Senator Ron Wyden: The Public Option Doesn't Go Far Enough"

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Wyden is on the Senate Finance Committee and he discusses the amendments he is offering. It is a very good read...

Senator Ron Wyden: The Public Option Doesn't Go Far Enough

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has served in the Senate since 1996 and is a member of the Senate Finance Committee. The Finance Committee, headed by Senator Max Baucus, is receiving widespread media attention because of the release of its much-anticipated health care bill. In response to that proposal, Wyden has filed an amendment known as "The Free Choice Proposal."

Senator Wyden discussed his amendment in detail with me, just two days after he met with President Obama to discuss the latest developments in the health care reform battle.

Kathleen Wells: Will you support Senator Baucus' health reform bill?

Senator Wyden: I was with the President on Wednesday, with Senator Bob Bennett of Utah and I said, "Mr. President, I'm going to do everything I can to fix this bill." The President set out the right timetable to ensure that health care reform was passed this year. The Finance Committee is the next step in the process.

As written, I think this bill has a number of provisions that run contrary


Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathleen-wells/senator-ron-wyden-the-pub_b_293189.html