After being pressed twice yesterday (once by USA Today‘s David Jackson, then again by ABC’s Jake Tapper) at yesterday’s press conference, President Obama declined to insist upon a public option. “[W]e are still early in this process,” Obama said, “so we have not drawn lines in the sand other than that reform has to control costs and that it has to provide relief to people who don’t have health insurance or are underinsured.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=141444