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Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson Speaks About Health Care Reform on Senate Floor 5.7.2009

August 21st, 2010


Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson speaks on the Senate floor about his view for health care reform. bennelson.senate.gov http

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Schwarzenegger says health care bill a ‘rip-off’ (AP via Yahoo! News)

January 9th, 2010

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says concessions made to Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson to win his vote on the health care overhaul bill were a “rip-off” for his state and is urging California lawmakers to vote against it…….click here to continue reading

GOP attorneys general demand a change in Senate health-care bill (Washington Post)

January 1st, 2010

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican attorneys general in 13 states are threatening legal action over a provision in the federal health-care reform bill that would shield Nebraska from the costs of expanding Medicaid programs — language that was inserted to win the support of Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.)…….click here to continue reading

Reid, Senate health care holdout signal progress (AP via Yahoo! News)

December 19th, 2009

After marathon talks, the Obama administration and Democratic leaders appeared near agreement with Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson late Friday night to provide the crucial 60th vote needed for Senate passage of health care legislation…….click here to continue reading

Moderate Sen. Nelson will vote to let health care bill proceed (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)

November 20th, 2009

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three moderate Democrats wavering on whether to allow debate on health care legislation to proceed, said Friday that he would vote to move the bill forward…….click here to continue reading