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Would You Believe a Public Option?

Would You Believe a Public Option?

Earlier today, MSNBC’s David Shuster seemed to get Rep. John Shadegg, a very conservative congressman from Arizona, to say that he’d support a “single payer” health care system.

Our Rachel Slajda followed up with the congressman’s office to see what was up. And his office just responded

Congressman Shadegg believes health insurance companies should have to compete for our business as individual consumers. Forcing them to compete, even through a public option, would be better than an individual mandate which will not work.
Josh Marshall

Josh Marshall is editor and publisher of TalkingPointsMemo.com.

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