Nope, not true. The republicunts didn't want any health care reform at all. As noted above, their plan is "You sick? Get well or die." In 2009 they did not have the votes to affect the outcome, though.
The public option died because of a handful of democratic senators.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk...ic-option/
The public option died because of a handful of democratic senators.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk...ic-option/
Quote:Remember the public option? It was, for many Democrats, their absolute top priority during the health-care reform debate. But they didn't get it. A handful of conservative Democrats, led by Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, made clear that if there was a public option, they would filibuster the final bill. And so it died.
