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obama support of public option wavering?
By Chuck Smith-Dewey
healthinsurance.org founder & ceo
July 8, 2009
Today, a new poll in Ohio shows President Obama’s approval rate below 50 percent for the first time. Can it be due to the ambiguity surrounding his continued support of a public option for health insurance? His chief of staff, Rahm Emmanuel, made statements earlier this week which seemed to signal a willingness of the White House to compromise more than most progressives want.
Former Gov. Howard Dean (D-Vt.), interviewed on MSNBC today, was asked how strong the President’s commitment to a public option is. The full five minute interview follows.
The time for people to demand a public option is now. Contact your Senators and member of the House. Click here to find the name and address of yours, in the right hand column of our Advocacy page.
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