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Barack Obama: He believes making a public option available on the insurance exchange is a good way to achieve those goals. He has said…

On the recordSeptember 28, 2009
He believes making a public option available on the insurance exchange is a good way to achieve those goals. He has said he's open to other constructive ideas of increasing choice and competition.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Anderson Cooper references President Obama's stance on the public option and his willingness to consider other ideas.

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