Omaha Adult Entertainment: Nelson Defends Vote
… Senator Ben Nelson on Monday adamantly defended his vote to move health care reform forward in the U.S. Senate. Nelson says his vote was “not a payoff whatsoever”. The moderate Democrat says the bill will control the growing costs of health care while creating a competitive system.
Nelson responded to critics who called him, among other things a traitor and a prostitute. The lawmaker became the 60-th Democrat to support the massive health care overhaul, but only after he secured medicaid relief for Nebraska, by securing at least $45 million in federal funds. He also insists not one federal dollar will be used to fund elective abortions. Nelson was responding for Right to Life party leaders saying they felt betrayed.
When I asked Nelson if he feared the political repercussions of his vote, he was once referred to as “one-term Ben” and proved his critics wrong. He says his political epitaph is not yet written.
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Filed by kingofomaha at December 22nd, 2009 under Omaha adult entertainment