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CQ Transcript: Sens. Coburn, Nelson on ABC's 'This Week' (CQPolitics.com)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:56:16 +0000

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Nelson might not back next step for health bill (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:25:09 +0000

AP - A moderate Democratic senator who voted to allow debate over a health care bill says he might not support the bill in its next hurdle in the Senate.

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Nebraska Senator Will Vote to Start Health Debate

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:38:11 +0000

Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three wavering Democrats, said Friday that he would vote to start debate on a giant health care bill.

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Nelson to Vote to Advance Health Bill

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:42:34 +0000

Sen. Nelson said he will vote to advance the Senate health-care bill in a crucial procedural vote, the first of three Democratic holdouts to back the measure.

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Nelson's a 'yes'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:37:00 +0000

From NBC's Ken Strickland As was expected after Sen. Ben Nelson 's (D-NE) statement yesterday explaining what a vote for cloture would mean, he has now released a statement saying that he will vote with Democrats. His full written statement after the jump: ...( read more )

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Sen. Nelson to Vote to Advance Health Bill

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:20:51 +0000

Sen. Nelson said he will vote to advance the Senate health-care bill in an initial procedural vote, the first of three Democratic holdouts to back the measure.

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

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000

McClatchy Newspapers - 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.

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Sen. Nelson a 'yes' on health care test vote (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:10 +0000

AP - Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska is a "yes" in a crucial weekend test vote on health care.

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Nelson to support motion to proceed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:12:26 +0000

Washington (CNN ) - Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson announced Friday that he would be supporting the motion to proceed that would allow the Senate to begin debate on the Democrats' health care reform legislation. "Throughout my Senate career I have consistently rejected efforts to obstruct," he said in a statement. "That's what the vote on the motion to proceed is all about. It is not for or against the new Senate health care bill released Wednesday. It is only to begin debate and an opportunity to make improvements. If you don't like a bill why block your own opportunity to amend it?"

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Lincoln, Landrieu, Nelson meeting with Reid

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:11:46 +0000

(CNN) – Democratic Sens. Blanche Lincoln, Mary Landrieu and Ben Nelson, who have all expressed skepticism about the party's health care reform plan, were summoned to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office Wednesday to get a sneak peak at his health care bill. Reid spokesman Jim Manley said Wednesday the senator invited these three moderate Democrats into his office to give them the "particulars on the bill." All have been withholding support on voting to start debate - and the fact that Reid is giving the three their own special briefing, before the broader Democratic meeting at 5 pm Wednesday, is a signal of their power. Assuming no Republican senator joins Democrats in voting to end debate, Reid needs all 60 senators in his party's caucus to vote in favor of a so-called "motion to proceed." If any Democrat votes no on proceeding to debate, Reid's health care bill will go down before it starts. A source familiar with Nelson's thinking reminded CNN Wednesday that has ...

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Senator's stance likely to help health care overhaul

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:35:22 +0000

Washington (CNN) – Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., who last week insisted that the Senate health care bill include tight restrictions passed by the House on the use of federal money for abortion coverage, now says he would be satisfied with the less restrictive language approved by the Senate Finance Committee. Nelson's position is apt to help Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who is trying to cobble together a health care bill - which is full of policy mine fields such as abortion - without losing the support of any Democrats, many of whom support abortion rights, while others, like Nelson, do not. At issue is whether federal money that is used to subsidize health insurance premiums can be separated from private funds to pay for abortions. In the Senate language, that would be allowed. In the House language, it would not. Nelson said his position has been consistent, but said he misunderstood a reporter's question on the issue last week. ...

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