The public option may not be a deal breaker for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
In response to a question from George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s This Week, Sanders, a strong supporter of a public health insurance option, wouldn’t go so far as to say definitively that he would filibuster any Senate health care bill that doesn’t include a public option.
“I would be very reluctant to support legislation that did not have a strong public option,” Sanders said, adding that “I gotta see what ends up happening.”
Sanders reminded viewers that he’s hardly alone in backing the public option.
I’m speaking for other senators. I’m speaking for many members of the House who are going to fight, and demand a public option — and a strong one at that.
