Elizabeth Edwards Prefers Hillary's Health Care Plan to Obama's

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Elizabeth Edwards Prefers Hillary's Health Care Plan to Obama's

Elizabeth Edwards has joined Center for American Progress, (home to the excellent Think Progress blog) as a Senior Fellow on health care issues. She'll also be blogging as part of their rapid response team at the Wonk Room.

While she's not endorsing either candidate, she tells Good Morning America tomorrow she prefers Hillary Clinton's health plan to Obama's:

In an interview with "Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts, airing Wednesday, Edwards — who recently began work as a senior fellow at the liberal think tank, the Center for American Progress — said she believed Clinton's health care plan was more inclusive than that of the Illinois senator.

"You need that universality in order to get the cost savings ... I just have more confidence in Sen. Clinton's policy than Sen. Obama's on this particular issue," she said.

Welcome, Elizabeth.


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Elizabeth Edwards Joins CAP as Senior Fellow

http://www.americanprogress.org/pressroom/releases/2008/04/elizabeth_edwards.html

April 8, 2008

Contact: Daniella Gibbs Leger
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Washington, D.C. – The Center for American Progress today announced that Elizabeth Edwards, New York Times best-selling author, attorney, and advocate, will be joining the Center as a Senior Fellow. Mrs. Edwards will be working on health care issues and will also write occasionally for the "Wonk Room," the Center for American Progress Action Fund's newly-launched, first-of-its-kind policy rapid-response blog. "Elizabeth is a woman of extraordinary talent, knowledge, and grace,” said John Podesta, President of CAP and CAPAF. “She has proven herself to be one of the most effective, tenacious, and caring spokespeople for progressive policies in the country and it is a distinct honor to have her join the Center for American Progress. We are thrilled to have her bring her talent and commitment to CAP.”

Mrs. Edwards commented on her new position; "As many can attest, I have an opinion on everything. But I am particularly concerned about the state of health care in America and I am grateful to CAP for giving me the chance to continue to advocate for universal and quality health care coverage for all."

In addition to blogging for the Wonk Room, Mrs. Edwards will host policy forums to discuss issues important to hard-working Americans and central to the public policy debate.

Mrs. Edwards’ advocacy for progressive policy solutions has already had an impact on the debate. Her strong stance in favor of universal health care and her critique of Senator John McCain’s failure to put forth a comprehensive health care plan drew a response from his campaign – which she responded to in a blog post that was picked up by major national media outlets including CNN, ABC, Time and the Washington Post.

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1. OH AND I CAN'T REPLY TO THIS ..

i am leaving for out of country today ..so au revior!!...

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