Speaking to a supportive AFL-CIO crowd yesterday at a Labor Day picnic in Cincinnati, President Obama again emphasized his support of the “public option,” essentially a government insurance program that will compete with private insurers, which the union is on record of supporting. You can read the MSNBC story here. You can also view part of the president’s speech here. Concerning abortion, LifeNews.com notes,
The question that will determine how the abortion-health care debate plays out is whether Obama merely prefers that in a bill or if he will refuse to sign legislation that does not contain it.
Obama is slated to spell out his desires and direction for Congress in a Wednesday night speech.
