FDL: Chuck Schumer's Public Option Amendment Shot Down, 10-13

By Jon Walker, Firedoglake

Directly following the debate over Rockefeller's robust public option amendment, the Senate Finance Committee next addressed Senator Chuck Schumer's “level playing field” public option. The debate was much shorter and mainly repeated the same argues for or against Rockefeller's amendment. Schumer's public option amendment also failed, but by a smaller margin, 10-13

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