Lieberman: Strip Out Major Reform And I'll Vote For Health Bill

Sen. Joe Lieberman isn't backing down from his demand that health care reform not include a public option but now he has a few more requirements. "Yo
By David Edwards — December 13, 2009

Sen. Joe Lieberman isn't backing down from his demand that health care reform not include a public option but now he has a few more requirements.

"You have to take out the Medicare buy-in. You have to forget about the public option. You probably have to take out the class act which was a whole new entitlement program that will in future years put us further into the deficit," Lieberman told CBS' Bob Schieffer Sunday.

"I want to tell you, we could pass a health care reform bill this week with more than 60 votes and it would be bipartisan if we just took a few things out of the bill as it is today," said Lieberman.

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