Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Snowe Says Health Bill Not End-All But She'll Vote Yes

Her vote today, though, won't be her final vote, she said. She wants to see a better bill as the House and the Senate bills merge and more bipartisanship. Snowe says skyrocketing insurance premium costs is akin to the Titanic. She says the bill will provide exchanges for small businesses. She affirms her opposition to the public option but says affordability is her main concern. All Americans need to have access to affordable insurance plans, she said.

Important to note: Just because the health insurers don't like the bill doesn't make the bill good. Still a lot of work to be done: