Democrats Address Their Own Rifts on Health Care - NYTimes.com

Senator Sanders said the debate Thursday “went up a few decibels higher than it usually does in caucus meetings.” He said he had told Mr. Baucus that more than 60 percent of the public and more than 80 percent of Democrats supported creation of a public insurance plan. “It’s difficult to understand why we can’t give the American people what they want,” Mr. Sanders said.

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