Judith Feder, professor of public policy, on business and advocacy groups establishing early support for a proposal requiring large companies to offer health insurance to workers:

“We want to take the lead in making it clear that the business community will step up, along with labor to support health care reform and to say that an employer mandate is a responsible thing to do. The commitment here is to get out in front of that opposition.”

Wal-Mart Backs Plan for Employers to Offer Insurance

June 30, 2009, Bloomberg