MR. GREGORY: Let me--I just want to turn, then, to the
issue of health care. You would not support a public plan?
SEN. SPECTER: That's what I said...
MR. GREGORY: OK.
SEN. SPECTER: ...and that's what I meant.
Specter
speaking to union activists about health care yesterday:
I know you are very interested in the public component and I
think Senator Schumer has the right idea about having a public
component which is to have a level playing field with the
private sector, but the public component can be in place.