Obama: "I didn't campaign on the public option"
Edited on Tue Dec-22-09 06:14 PM by amborinObama said the public option "has become a source of ideological contention between the left and right."
But, he added, "I didn't campaign on the public option"snip
In the 2008 Obama-Biden health care plan on the campaign’s website, candidate Obama promised that "any American will have the opportunity to enroll in new public plan." <2008>
– During a speech at the American Medical Association, President Obama told thousands of doctors that one of the plans included in the new health insurance exchanges "needs to be a public option that will give people a broader range of choices and inject competition into the health care market." <6/15/09>
– While speaking to the nation during his weekly address, the President said that "any plan" he signs "must include...a public option." <7/17/09>
– During a conference call with progressive bloggers, the President said he continues "to believe that a robust public option would be the best way to go." <7/20/09>
– Obama told NBC’s David Gregory that a public option "should be a part of this ," while rebuking claims that the plan was "dead." <9/20/09>
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"My plan builds on and improves our current insurance system, which most Americans continue to rely upon, and creates a new public health plan for those currently without coverage. Under my plan, Americans will be able to choose to maintain their current coverage if they choose to. For those without health insurance I will establish a new public insurance program, and provide subsides to afford care for those who need them. "
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/12/22/818090/-Presid... .-
video of Sept 29, 2009 speech to Congress here:
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Ha ha. The libs at DU agree with Joe Wilson now. What a complete joke Obama is.
