:puke: alert
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/09/16/klobuchar-health-reform-bill/St. Paul, Minn. — DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar discussed the ongoing health care reform debate with MPR's Tom Crann and said the $856 billion health care reform bill introduced today by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus is "a good starting point."
She commented favorably on several aspects of the Senate bill, including caps on out-of-pocket spending on health care and the removal of bans on pre-existing medical conditions.
Fees for medical device manufacturers remain a key issue for the DFL senator. Klobuchar said she remains hopeful that the bill can be altered to reduce the financial burden on the medical device industry.
There is also an audio link at the site. I heard the interview this meaning. Amy-kins never once mentioned that there is no public option in the bill, the only thing she complained about was the tax on medical device manufacturers (and I could see her point on that). She mentioned how much pharma would make off the bill but didn't seem to have a problem with that. And, she just gushed about how this bill had the best chance of bipartisan support and a bipartisan bill would be ever so much better for the country, but they'll pass something even without bipartisan support.
Do you think it would do any good to email her again and point out that we need access to health care, not insurance, and her concern should be for the people she (allegedly) represents, not making nice with the Republicans?