senator kent conrad

Compromises Made, Issue Still To Be Resolved

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 07/30/2009 - 4:00am

To pass health care legislation, Democrats in the Senate have had to make some compromises. Democratic Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota says the Senate doesn't have the votes to pass the public option plan favored by President Obama.

Conrad talks to Steve Inskeep about his plan to use nonprofit cooperatives to compete with private insurers.