Pelosi: No Public Option, No Bill

politico.com — As the White House signals that it is willing to move forward on a health reform plan without a public option, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a strong message: not so fast. In her strongest statement yet, Pelosi said that any bill "without a strong public option will not pass the House": “Any real change requires the inclusion of a strong public option to promote competition and bring down costs,” Pelosi said. Pelosi’s remarks come less than one week before President Barack Obama delivers an address to a joint session of Congress as part of a re-launched campaign effort to sell his health care reform bill to both lawmakers and the public.

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