Thursday, August 20, 2009

Pelosi Says She Can’t Pass Bill Without Public Option

Bloomberg reports:
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she will be unable to pass health-care legislation in her chamber if it doesn’t include a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers.

“There’s no way I can pass a bill in the House of Representatives without a public option,” Pelosi said during a press conference in San Francisco.