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The Senate Finance Committee hasn’t even voted on their version of health care reform but our growing group of pro-public option Members of Congress are already at work making sure the final bill is better for all Americans.

The big news today is the interesting proposal by Senator Schumer–my predecessor in the House of Representatives and a great leader in our cause.

Senator Schumer is proposing that we pass a bill with a strong public option but then allow states to decide later on whether they want to keep it. This approach has real promise if a couple of elements are included. First, the public option would need some time to get up and running. It would be unfair to clip its wings before Americans had a chance to choose it. And, second, all doctors that accept Medicare should be required to accept enrollment in the new public option. This way the plan would provide true patient choice.

I’m feeling the momentum.

Are you feeling it?

Anthony