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Defend America on Monday, March 15, 2010 2:26:47 PM
Rep. Murphy open to 'yes' vote on health bill
By Aaron Blake
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03/15/10 09:45 AM ET
A key Democrat in upstate New York is considering switching his vote to yes on the healthcare bill.
Rep. Scott Murphy (D-N.Y.) is telling local media that he is keeping
an open mind, and he sounds optimistic that the high costs that
concerned him in the House bill in November may be mitigated.
"That’s
why I’m spending the time to read the bill, to get into the details,
and if, at the end of the day, I think it’s going to make the system
better for people in my district, I’m going to vote for it," Murphy
told the Oneonta Daily Star.
Murphy, who won a special
election a year ago this month, could face a tough reelection battle.
He voted against the House healthcare bill when it was approved by that
chamber on Nov. 7.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/86699-rep-scott-murphy-open-to-yes-vote