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Obamacare and Reviving the Public Option

Donald Trump has promised repeal of President Obama’s major achievement: the Affordable Care Act. Now even Obama is proposing a major change—the “public option” pushed by Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Would that save Obamacare? Would it have a chance of passing the House and the Senate?

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By Warren Olney • Jul 14, 2016 • 52m Listen

Donald Trump has promised repeal of President Obama’s major achievement: the Affordable Care Act. Now even Obama is proposing a major change—the “public option” pushed by Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Would that save Obamacare? Would it have a chance of passing the House and the Senate?

Also, Roger Ailes has made Fox the biggest player in Cable TV News, but the 76-year old has been hit with a growing number of sexual harassment accusations. Are they a threat to the network’s credibility just as the GOP convention gets under way?

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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