here's a little bit of representative jim mcdermott's op-ed. it's as we must address and comprehensive reform is an overall primary care in this country from how we recruit and train doctors. the pyramid has to be turned right side up with a solid and broad base that is built upon primary care moving up to the specialty practices. primary care is the key to reforming health care in america. here is a democrat from new york, senator charles schumer. in many areas of the country, one or two insurers have struggled on the entire market producing cost of premiums and health care decisions that may not always serve the best interests of the patient. this is why public health insurance plan is critical, to ensure the greatest amount of choice possible for consumers and provided least one option that is patient, not profit focus. host: john, an independent, you are on the line. caller: one dollar -- isn't that a great pain? i'm under medicaid. i wish my doctor were right here, and nurses here, and oxygen. [unintelligible] if everybody could have $1 to

it was then jim mcdermott was the author. and i have been a single payer supporter. i would be so happy if we could move into single payer. the arguments i hear make some sense that we couldn't -- by disrupting everything right now at once would be more harmful than putting together a plan that can get to the single payer. but i can tell you in my district, i represent marin and sonoma counties. when i say what i just said a that we're not pushing for single payer because, although the great majority -- 90% of the progressive caucus would vote for a single payer right now, today. that's not 90% of the house and senate. but when i tell my constituents that, i'm telling you, they look like they could cry. they are so disappointed in me. i mean, it's like, what? you? ms. schakowsky: when you ask the american people if you want either private or public or a choice of the two, the overwhelming response is that people want to have the choice of a private or a public. and that we -- so what we're doing now is building on what people feel comfortable with. we certainly don't