Public Option Is A Slippery Slope, Warns Sen. Ensign
During the fifth day of markup for the Senate Finance Committee and the America’s Healthy Future act, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) called the public option a “slippery slope into a government run single payer program.” (0:16)
September 29, 2009
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