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I suspect Brown will fall in line with the Republicans and vote agaist any federal health care bill. I think I heard him say he thought the states should control the issue with their own plans like Mass. did.
Republicans are against almost any federal health care bill and it is hard for many progressives to get behind the current health care bills. Without a public option they seem like a windfall for the insurance industry.
It would be interesting to see what would happen if they scrapped the current bills and proposed a simple bill that contains two of the provisions that have almost universal appeal. No discrimination against pre-conditions and no caps. Then when premiums double come back and scramble to fix it next year with a purchase requirement and a public option. Requiring people to buy insurance without a public option will get little support from liberals.
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