New ad targets Senator Mary Landrieu, who has had taxpayer financed health insurance for most of her adult life, on the public option
America Blog Jul 02 09A couple weeks ago, I wrote about Senator Mary Landrieu's history of health insurance. From what I could piece together, the Senator from Louisiana has spent a good part of her life receiving taxpayer financed health care. You know she doesn't spend a lot of time haggling with insurance companies. No, but from all the money Landrieu gets from the health insurance lobby, it's pretty clear she does spend a lot of time talking to insurance company lobbyists at fundraisers. Landrieu is opposed to including a public option in health care reform legislation. She's siding with her pals in the insurance industry. Full story...
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