Other news outlets are walking back reports that the public option has been scotched from the Senate health care bill, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid insisted the popular provision is still alive.
Apparently the confusion isn’t just among the news outlets.
We hear from a Senate Democratic aide that offices are being deluged with calls after the “tentative deal” the health care gang of 10 reached tonight.
The aide tells TPMDC even Reid senior staff are trying to piece it together.
The bottom line is they “swear” the public option is “not dead,” the aide said.
“Few outside ten members themselves have details, including Reid,” the aide said, adding that staffers were kicked out of the negotiating room when they neared a deal.
Late Update: The White House team says they are pleased.
