Alternet (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... However, that list is now being disputed by its source, [update, to be clear, Clyburn's staffer, Kristie Greco, didn't publicly dispute the numbers Greg reported].
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... told them he had yet to whip enough support for the Medicare-plus-five plan. Clyburn spokeswoman Kristie Greco told HuffPost that the count is ongoing but leadership is currently short the votes needed. Liberals favor tying reimbursement rates to Medicare because it would keep costs down and would help get the public option up and running. Yale Professor Jacob Hacker, the intellectual...
HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... with liberals demanding that House leaders push harder to win over votes. Clyburn spokesperson Kristie Greco would only say: “We currently do not have the votes for a robust public option.” At this point I don't think there are any Republicans in the House willing to vote for a public option. And from the Senate : (Sen. Joe) Lieberman did say he's "strongly inclined"...
Liberal Values (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... with liberals demanding that House leaders push harder to win over votes. Clyburn spokesperson Kristie Greco would only say: “We currently do not have the votes for a robust public option.” More information was given on where the vote now stands: The document shows that 47 House Dems are committed No votes, and eight are Leaning No, for a total of 55. That means of 256 House Dems,...
Donklephant (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... with liberals demanding that House leaders push harder to win over votes. Clyburn spokesperson Kristie Greco would only say: “We currently do not have the votes for a robust public option.” So Harry Reid, who ignored all of the warnings, is now set to put forth a bill that will most likely get filibustered? I don’t think so. My guess was that this was one last public push to show...
The Plum Line (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... with liberals demanding that House leaders push harder to win over votes. Clyburn spokesperson Kristie Greco would only say: “We currently do not have the votes for a robust public option.” Health care reformers are eagerly awaiting the House vote count numbers on the robust public option — which would reimburse providers at Medicare rates plus five percent — because a House bill...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... the caucus to build consensus." "It's not true. No decisions have been made," said Kristie Greco, spokeswoman for Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) Rep. Donna Edwards (D-M.D.), meanwhile, told The Huffington Post that Pelosi did not tell the caucus that a robust public option was dead Thursday night. The remarks, offered early on Friday morning, were a quick effort at damage...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
... the members of the caucus to build consensus.” “It’s not true. No decisions have been made,” said Kristie Greco, spokeswoman for Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) . . . Indeed, a Senate aide whose boss was in the meeting said that Obama was “non-committal” on which approach he preferred, though he was “skeptical” on a proposal that would allow states to opt-out of a national public plan....
