The final legislation might throw a public plan into the competition, but thanks to the fierce opposition of the insurance industry and Republican critics, it might not save much money.

最终的立法可能会将某项公共计划置于竞争当中，但由于保险业和共和党批评人士强烈反对，这项立法可能不会节省多少钱。

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Whether a public plan will prevail or not is anyone's guess.

公共计划是否能够最终获胜，人们都还只是猜测而已。

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For many conservatives, a bill must exclude such a public plan.

对于许多保守派而言，议案必须排除这样的公共计划。

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Partnerships between public and private organizations aim to assist with everything from securing financing to writing a business plan.

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They also included a new plan to give the states the money received by the federal government from the sale of public lands.

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Republicans say the idea for a new public health plan to cover millions of the uninsured would hurt the private health care market.

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Percentages for all three groups are very similar on the need for a public plan.

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Republicans oppose a public plan, so does the American Medical Association, the country's biggest doctors lobby.

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Another big snag is that the left will now try to tack on a public plan.

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