Krugman on HELP

Op-Ed Columnist - NY Times
HELP Is on the Way
By PAUL KRUGMAN
July 5, 2009

...But last week the budget office scored the full proposed legislation from the Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). And the news — which got far less play in the media than the downbeat earlier analysis — was very, very good. Yes, we can reform health care... This is a historic opportunity — arguably the best opportunity since 1947, when the A.M.A. killed Harry Truman’s health-care dreams. All it takes is A FEW MORE SENATORS [emphasis added], and HELP will be on the way. Read more...