And here we go, the fight on the floor of the Senate over the proposed “public option” has begun. Three Democrats, (Christopher Dodd, Barbara Mikulski, and Sherrod Brown) have decided to join the Republican Amendment proposed by Senator Coburn which would force members of Congress to receive their own health benefits through the new public plan. I wonder if this tactic is going to work. Senators will either agree or be very angered that anyone would suggest them having to move their insurance under the new public option. Up until this point I’m pretty positive that they pay for it out-of-pocket, and some may prefer to keep it this way. I have attached two videos, the first is Brown’s request to be added to the amendment, and the second is Dodd’s request to do the same. Listen closely. What do you think?
http://brown.senate.gov/newsroom/multimedia/ (click on the bullet posted on 12/04/09 which is titled “Sen. Brown Demands to be Added to the Coburn Public Option Amendment on the Senate Floor)
