Public option effort could be revived if Democrats keep majorities, Clyburn says

[babylonsister]

Public option effort could be revived if Democrats keep majorities, Clyburn says
By Jordan Fabian - 10/15/10 03:26 PM ET



Democrats could revive the public healthcare option if they maintain their majorities in Congress, the House Democrats' third-ranking member said Friday.

"Reelect me, keep Democrats on the field. And when we come back next year, maybe we will get to the public option," Majority Whip James Clyburn (S.C.) said during an appearance on the Tom Joyner Morning Show.

Clyburn has been traveling the country and making media appearances this week in an effort to drum up lagging voter enthusiasm on the Democratic side heading into the Nov. 2 midterms.

The public healthcare option was a top prize for liberal activists during the nearly two-year long debate over healthcare reform, but it was scrapped from the final legislation after support for it fell short in the Senate.

It's absence from the final bill led to consternation among many of those activists, some of whom blamed President Obama and Democratic leaders for not fighting hard enough to keep it in the legislation.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/124465-public-option-could-be-renewed-if-democrats-keep-majorities-clyburn-says

[coti]

1. LOL

[MadHound]

3. Thank you, saves me the trouble of digging up that graphic n/t

[FiveGoodMen]

4. Got that right!

[DCKit]

8. Perfect. n/t

[golddigger]

2. Hahahahaha!

[thunder rising]

5. scrapped from the final legislation? It was never on the table as far as I know

[LonePirate]

6. Who does Clyburn think he is fooling? Obviously the Dems in DC have learned nothing since Jan 2009

[SocialistLez]

7. Whatever. It's just a lie to try to win over voters.

They had a chance to pass the public option and f-ing blew it.

[mmonk]

9. .