Sen. Carper Won’t Be Signing Public Option Letter

Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE)
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We reported earlier that Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) said he would be signing Sen. Michael Bennet’s letter urging that a public option be passed through reconciliation.

His spokeswoman now tells us the senator misunderstood the question, thinking that we were referencing another proposed letter which promises House Democrats that fixes to the Senate bill would be passed via reconciliation.

It’s a letter basically to shore up commitment from wary House Democrats that if they pass the Senate bill in its current form they won’t be hosed.

“The senator just misunderstood your question, thinking you were talking about the proposed reconciliation letter,” the spokeswoman said. “He does not support public option in reconciliation.”

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