Previously (Sep'09) on "Stephen Lynch says Nay"

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Saturday March 20, 2010 · 8:42 AM PDT

2010/03/20 · 08:42

So this is what a Massachussetts liberal looks like. How far we have come.

Mr. Stephen Lynch, a representative from South Boston, a previous ironworker known to be close to labor, is now a definite "no" on the most important piece of legislation for decades. Why?

According to his recent declarations to Eric Cleefeld at TPM, he's opposing Health Care Reform because:

"... it has stripped most of the serious reform from the House version of the bill and rewards insurance companies instead.
Furthermore, Mr. Lynch opposes using any procedural maneuvering to approve the bill without requiring members to actually vote on it, such as the so-called 'deem and pass' option. He would prefer a straight-forward up or down vote on a bill of this magnitude."

That's interesting, because just a few months ago, in September 2009, he was precisely against one of the most serious components of reform... the Public Option. From Politico:

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