Senate Finance Committee Rejects Two Democratic Proposals for a Public Option in Health Care Reform Debate

After Democrats in a Senate committee yesterday cast the deciding votes to reject a government-sponsored health insurance plan -- not once, but twice -- it appeared the idea may have petered out in Washington.

The Senate Finance Committee's decision to leave the plan out of its health care bill dealt "a crippling blow to the hopes of liberals seeking to expand the federal role in health coverage as a cornerstone of reform," the Washington Post wrote.

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