Senate Deal Attempts to Strike Compromise on Public Option | PBS NewsHour
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Channel: PBS NewsHour · 2009 · News & Politics
The health care debate reached a potential turning point in the Senate on Wednesday after leaders reached a compromise that drops the so-called "public option" from the bill. Gwen Ifill talks to experts about the politics and policy of the move.
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