Health care negotiators have not yet sealed the deal to remove the opt out public option from the Senate bill. Speaking to reporters this afternoon, Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA)–two health care swing votes who helped negotiate a bourgeoning compromise on the public option–said much still depends on what the CBO concludes about the menu of alternatives sent their way.
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