He says he would be open to a mandate later if there were holdouts, convincing some economists that the dispute is more about the timing of a mandate than the need for one.
As a presidential candidate, Mr. Huntsman gives little sense that he was ever open to an insurance mandate.
He says he is even open to an individual mandate that would make health insurance compulsory, much like automobile insurance.
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis). has indicated he's open to adding the mandate repeal, suggesting the final bill will repeal it.
The politics House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis). has indicated he's open to adding the mandate repeal, suggesting the final bill will repeal it.
Klein goes on to talk about health care (where Republicans used to be open to an individual mandate, but no longer) and climate change (where there used to be G.O.P. support for cap-and-trade, but no longer), and then makes a broader point: As the Republican Party's range of acceptable policies has narrowed, the Democratic Party's range has expanded.
We shouldn't forget that the supreme court demonstrated recently that it's quite open to the idea of mandates.
I am still open to persuasion on individual mandate, but so far I don't think it's the best option, especially in its current form, with its heavy reliance on employer-based coverage at group rates.
Across the field, non-V.I.P.s had filled the stands, which Koch had mandated be open to the public.
The new price caps on text messaging and wireless data roaming are contained in a legal mandate not open to local challenges.
At the hearing, Benjamin D. Bianco, a lawyer and father of a student at North Street Elementary School (29 percent minority enrollment), in the center of town, said he saw the state's racial balance mandate as open to challenge as violating the equal protection clause of the Constitution, an idea the district has also said it is considering.
