WOOSTER -- When U.S. Rep. John Boccieri cast his vote in support for the Senate version of health care reform, he did so because it was dramatically different from the House bill and "some things you vote on are just the right thing to do."
Boccieri, an Alliance Democrat who represents Ohio's 16th Congressional District, spoke Friday (April 9) to The Daily Record about his vote.
Boccieri had voted against the House version, and he said he did so because it contained a controversial public option that would have set a federally run government insurance company to compete against private insurers. Also, the House version would not save as much money as the Senate version, he said. He also believes the Senate version, which was approved without any Republicans in support of it, will do more to go after fraud, waste and abuse.
