Sen. Brown Demands to be Added to Coburn Public Option Ammendment on Senate Floor

Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and David Vitter (R-La.) no doubt thought they were being clever. They crafted an amendment that would force members of Congress to get their coverage through a public insurance plan, if the public option were included as part of health care reform. If it's good enough for American consumers, it should be good enough for their elected representatives, right?

They had no idea how much Democrats agreed with the sentiment.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) not only loved the idea, he wanted to join the right-wing senators as a co-sponsor on their amendment. When they refused -- this was supposed to be a conservative stunt, not a real idea -- Brown used procedural tactics to make himself a co-sponsor of the Coburn/Vitter measure, whether they like it or not.

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[politicalNebTV]

I watched this last night.. and I must say this is exactly the type of guy we need more of in the senate.

[TheAerialbomb]

Good for you Senator Brown, Thank you very much.

[OhioDemocrat]

I am so proud of at least one of my Senators. Thank you Senator Brown for supporting Ohioans.