GOP senators on key committee underscore opposition to public plan
By APMonday, June 8, 2009
GOP senators respond to Obama on health care
WASHINGTON — Republicans on a key Senate committee are warning President Barack Obama that he’s making a mistake on health care by supporting a government insurance option for the middle class.
In a letter to Obama released Monday, all but one of the Republican senators on the Finance Committee reaffirmed their opposition to a public plan, suggesting that differences on the issue could doom chances for a bipartisan bill.
Obama says his plan would allow Americans to keep private coverage, but Republicans say a government insurance program would come to dominate the market, driving private insurers out of business.
Most Democrats support creating a public plan to compete with private insurers, but even they are divided over critical details.
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