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.