Schakowsky: Want to cut the deficit? Get with our new public option

Raw Story reports:

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) said Saturday that serious deficit hawks ought to get behind a new "robust" public option bill that she and more than a hundred other members introduced days ago.

In an interview with Raw Story at the Netroots Nation conference, Schakowsky predicted that a new "focus on deficit reduction" and rising public distrust of the insurance industry would generate stronger support for it among members of Congress.

Since the average federal government worker makes more money than the average private sector worker: Jan Schakowsky is being less than truthful about the public option saving money.