John McDonough
John McDonough
accept both clear elements employer form hearing individual mandate seems willing
We've said pretty consistently we would be willing to accept a responsible form of an individual mandate if it was also paired with a clear employer responsibility. It seems from what we are hearing that both elements are there.
divide league middle
I like to divide the league into thirds. We're a middle tier team.
coverage financed genuinely offered plan realistic
The more realistic and genuinely financed plan is the one offered by the House. It's got real coverage and real financing.
blueprint less people policy political
People should look at what we did in Massachusetts more as a political blueprint and less as a policy blueprint.
gone state whether work
Whether it will work out or not, we don't know. No state has ever gone down this road.