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Senate begins tackling health bill: Reid Committed to Public Option

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV.) intends to introduce health care reform legislation before the Thanksgiving recess. Mr. Reid has been rallying support for the bill in the Senate, and word is, that he only needs to secure three more votes. Those being Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Ben Nelson of Nebraska.

On Monday night, the majority leader met with a concerned group of progressive Senators. He assured them that he remained committed to the public option.

Mr Brown, the leader of the progressive Democrats had confidence that the holdouts would eventually vote for the bill “I don’t think in the end, anybody here in our caucus wants to be on the wrong side of history, wants to kill on a procedural motion, something as important as this...”

Mr. Reid expects the Senate to pass a health care reform bill before Christmas.

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