Grassley Reiterates Opposition to Public Health-Insurance Plan
By DOUGLAS BELKIN
WSJ
HUMBOLDT, Iowa--Sen. Charles Grassley, a key player in the debate over health-care reform, reiterated his opposition to a public insurance option Monday and questioned the notion that government-sponsored coverage for all Americans is a moral obligation.
The senior Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee is central to the national debate as the bipartisan leadership of that committee–the so-called Gang of Six–struggles to forge a compromise plan. But speaking in front of a mostly friendly audience of about 250 people, the Iowa lawmaker stressed the distance between the two parties and listed what he thinks would not work.
"Government is not a competitor, it's a predator," he said of the public option that has been embraced by key congressional Democrats. "We'd have 120 million people opt out [of private insurance], then pretty soon everyone is in health care under the government and there's no competitor."
Mr. Grassley used the Canadian health-care system as a foil, decrying what he said were long wait times. He echoed many other Republicans—and some Democrat critics--in adding, "I don't want some bureaucrat from Washington getting between you and your doctor."
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WSJ
HUMBOLDT, Iowa--Sen. Charles Grassley, a key player in the debate over health-care reform, reiterated his opposition to a public insurance option Monday and questioned the notion that government-sponsored coverage for all Americans is a moral obligation.
The senior Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee is central to the national debate as the bipartisan leadership of that committee–the so-called Gang of Six–struggles to forge a compromise plan. But speaking in front of a mostly friendly audience of about 250 people, the Iowa lawmaker stressed the distance between the two parties and listed what he thinks would not work.
"Government is not a competitor, it's a predator," he said of the public option that has been embraced by key congressional Democrats. "We'd have 120 million people opt out [of private insurance], then pretty soon everyone is in health care under the government and there's no competitor."
Mr. Grassley used the Canadian health-care system as a foil, decrying what he said were long wait times. He echoed many other Republicans—and some Democrat critics--in adding, "I don't want some bureaucrat from Washington getting between you and your doctor."
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