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Re:We bailed out the banks but we’re not prepared to bail ou... by soderfoo on Sunday July 30, 2023 @05:41PM (#36936299)
It was democratic/independent Sen. Joe Lieberman who killed the public option.[0]

Party is an abstract to these people, it's all about interests. In Lieberman's case, one of his interests was to protect the health insurance industry which contributed more than $1M to his campaigns over the years. [1]

[0]https://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/health.care/inde...

[1]https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2009/1211/Healthcare-holdouts-...

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