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When the US Senate's purpose appears to have become preventing bad laws from passing, can one man make a difference? US Senator Roland Burris plans to insist on the more politically palatable public option, not single payer health care insurance for all Americans.
Senator Burris Becomes Health Care Holdout
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Insisting on doing what's right for Americans desperate for health care coverage is what my fellow SIU-Carbondale alumni Senator Roland Burris appears prepared to do just days before the US Senate votes on health care reform.
Senator Roland Burris stubborn stance may yield additional advantages for Illinois constituents who will be deprived the pleasure of casting a vote in his favor.
Guy with nothing to lose is about to get invited to all the coolest Washington parties.
Imagine the temptation to resume lobbying upon his retirement?
An important distinction: According to the linked article, Burris is holding out for the public option, not single-payer. Single-payer, H.R. 676, for example, would extend Medicare to everyone in the country and essentially do away with private insurance except as an add-on. The public option is a weak compromise that will probably fail, even if it's passed, but it's better than nothing.
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