Klein’s support for public option grows in anticipation of Obama’s speech
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 by Michael C. Bender
President Obama addresses a joint session of Congress in February. He focused on economic issues then, but will talk about his health care agenda tonight at 8 p.m.
Heading into tonight’s address from President Obama, several of Florida’s U.S. House members say the dramatic moments from the August recess (here and here for just a couple examples) have served only to reinforce their positions heading into the break.
Wexler
U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Delray Beach, says his pledge to oppose a bill that does not include a so-called public insurance option (essentially a new government health care program that would compete with the private market), isn’t so iron-clad. More on that shift here.
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Ron Klein seems to moving in the other direction.
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