NY Times, MSNBC :Lieberman Supported Medicare Expansion

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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/14/us/politics/AP-US-Lieberman-Medicare.html?_r=1

Sen. Joe Lieberman was for a Medicare expansion before he was against it.

Democrats circulated video Monday from a Connecticut newspaper's interview in September showing Lieberman voicing support for a so-called Medicare buy-in allowing uninsured people as young as 55 to purchase coverage.

The Connecticut independent, whose vote is critical to the health care reform bill's prospects, had threatened Sunday to join Republicans in opposing health legislation permitting a buy-in.

Lieberman's spokesman Marshall Wittmann said Lieberman's comments were made before the Senate health care bill, which includes health insurance subsidies, was finalized. Wittmann said Lieberman believes the subsidies make a Medicare buy-in program redundant.



MSNBC
Lieberman supported Medicare expansion
Conn. lawmaker voiced support earlier this year for plan he now opposes
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34420961/ns/politics-capitol_hill/

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1. Y'know, that's what I had thought. Need to start wriitng these things down.

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2. Tee hee hee, I'd love to be the room with him when he gets this news.

[w4rma]

3. His BS answers change from day-to-day. (nt)

[burning rain]

4. What a shit, reversing himself just to screw Dems.

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