Deval Patrick in Meet the Press interviews during 2019

On Health Care: Would support public option; open to other points of view

We've delivered, in Massachusetts, healthcare to over 98% of our residents. I don't think there's another state that has gotten that far. The whole business of trying to get system costs down is a national challenge. Having a public option, which is my preferred approach, maybe Medicare is that public option, that's a way. If you want to make a reform that lasts, then you have to make room for other points of view to accomplish that ambitious goal. Source: NBC Meet the Press on 2019 Democratic primary Nov 3, 2019

On Principles & Values: Will accept Super PAC money; should be full disclosure

Q: What about your campaign finances?

A: I think we need to do some catchup. So I think we've got to follow and find all sorts of above-board strategies to do that.

Q: If there is a Super PAC that supports you, you're not going to tell them to stop?

A: No, I'm not. I will say that I would like to see any contributions to such a PAC fully disclosed. If there is going to be Super PAC money that supports me, the sources of that should be fully disclosed.

Source: NBC Meet the Press on 2019 Democratic primary Nov 3, 2019

The above quotations are from Meet the Press interviews during 2019 (Chuck Todd interviewing candidates for 2019-2020 races). Click here for other excerpts from Meet the Press interviews during 2019 (Chuck Todd interviewing candidates for 2019-2020 races). Click here for other excerpts by Deval Patrick. Click here for a profile of Deval Patrick.
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