Feingold: Thank Obama For The #Publicoptionfail | Talking Points Memo

That’s gotta hurt.

Sen. Russel Feingold (D-WI) has come out in support of the Senate health care bill–but not before placing one of its major failings at the feet of the White House. “[T]he lack of support from the administration made keeping the public option in the bill an uphill struggle,” reads a statement from Feingold. “Removing the public option from the Senate bill is the wrong move, and eliminates $25 billion in savings. I will be urging members of the House and Senate who draft the final bill to make sure this essential provision is included.”


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