Exclusive: Nancy Pelosi lacks votes for most sweeping public option
By MIKE ALLEN | POLITICO.com 10/23/09
Speaker Nancy Pelosi counted votes Thursday night and determined she could not pass a “robust public option” — the most aggressive of the three forms of a public option House Democrats have been considering as part of a national overhaul of health care.
Pelosi’s decision—coupled with a significant turn of events yesterday during a private White House meeting—points to an increasingly likely compromise for a “trigger” option for a government plan.
Exclusive: Nancy Pelosi lacks votes for most sweeping public option – Mike Allen – POLITICO.com
