Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ) said today on MSNBC that he would vote for a health reform plan without the public option if he had to, but he “would rather have the public option in it.” The House Democrat has previously said reform without the option would be “toothless.” Watch the video below.
Andrews seemed to hedge at first when he was asked the question, saying “I don’t want to answer a hypothetical question. I want to fight for a plan that has a public option, I want to argue for it, but I want to work with the President and pass something.” Andrews is Chairman of the House Education Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
“It needs to be something that keeps the insurance companies honest. I think the public option is the best way,” he said.
